diff --git a/pkg/cmd/factory/default_test.go b/pkg/cmd/factory/default_test.go
index 407c2fcdb..c0275d1de 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/factory/default_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/factory/default_test.go
@@ -448,6 +448,11 @@ func Test_ioStreams_colorLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			config:             enableColorLabelsConfig(),
 			colorLabelsEnabled: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:               "config with colorLabels disabled",
+			config:             disableColorLabelsConfig(),
+			colorLabelsEnabled: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name:               "colorLabels enabled via `1` in GH_COLOR_LABELS env var",
 			env:                map[string]string{"GH_COLOR_LABELS": "1"},
@@ -611,6 +616,10 @@ func disablePromptConfig() gh.Config {
 	return config.NewFromString("prompt: disabled")
 }
 
+func disableColorLabelsConfig() gh.Config {
+	return config.NewFromString("color_labels: disabled")
+}
+
 func enableColorLabelsConfig() gh.Config {
 	return config.NewFromString("color_labels: enabled")
 }