diff --git a/reporting/md_color.py b/reporting/md_color.py
index ec5da71..8845a94 100755
--- a/reporting/md_color.py
+++ b/reporting/md_color.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Special syntaxes:
                      help="Disable color.")
     parser.add_argument("-z",action="store_true",dest="zero",default=False,
                      help="Reset coloring at the end of each line.")
+    parser.add_argument("-Z",action="store_false",dest="zero_final",default=True,
+                     help="Disable reset of colors at the end of file.")
     parser.add_argument("filename",type=str, 
                      help="File to show, - for stdin")
     opts=parser.parse_args()
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ inlines=['bold1','bold2','code_special','code','image','link','underline','strik
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     opts=setup_options()
+    bc=ansi.code()
     if opts.filename=="-":
         f=sys.stdin
     else:
@@ -183,5 +186,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         if opts.zero:
             sys.stdout.write(bc.Z)
         sys.stdout.write("\n")
-
+    if opts.zero_final:
+        sys.stdout.write(bc.Z.encode('utf-8'))
 
diff --git a/reporting/src2ans b/reporting/src2ans
index 9a5557c..261c778 100755
--- a/reporting/src2ans
+++ b/reporting/src2ans
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Special syntaxes:
                      help="Disable color.")
     parser.add_argument("-z",action="store_true",dest="zero",default=False,
                      help="Reset coloring at the end of each line.")
+    parser.add_argument("-Z",action="store_false",dest="zero_final",default=True,
+                     help="Disable reset of colors at the end of file.")
     parser.add_argument("filename",type=str, 
                      help="File to show, - for stdin")
     opts=parser.parse_args()
@@ -68,5 +70,6 @@ for row in f:
     if opts.zero:
         sys.stdout.write(bc.Z)
     sys.stdout.write("\n")
-
+if opts.zero_final:
+    sys.stdout.write(bc.Z.encode('utf-8'))