diff --git a/jc/cli.py b/jc/cli.py
index 5203156f..cf48f898 100644
--- a/jc/cli.py
+++ b/jc/cli.py
@@ -80,38 +80,24 @@ parsers = [
 ]
 
 
-class JcStyle(Style):
-    styles = {
-        Name.Tag: 'bold ansiblue',     # key names
-        Keyword: 'ansibrightblack',    # true, false, null
-        Number: 'ansimagenta',         # int, float
-        String: 'ansigreen'            # string
-    }
-
-
-def set_env_colors(keyname_color, keyword_color, number_color, string_color):
+def set_env_colors():
     """
-    This function does not return a value. It just updates the JcStyles.styles dictionary.
+    Grab custom colors from JC_COLORS environment variable. JC_COLORS env variable takes 4 comma
+    separated string values and should be in the format of:
 
-    Grab custom colors from JELLO_COLORS environment variable.
-
-    JELLO_COLORS env variable takes 4 comma separated string values and should be in the format of:
-
-    JELLO_COLORS=<keyname_color>,<keyword_color>,<number_color>,<string_color>
+    JC_COLORS=<keyname_color>,<keyword_color>,<number_color>,<string_color>
 
     Where colors are: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, gray, brightblack, brightred,
                       brightgreen, brightyellow, brightblue, brightmagenta, brightcyan, white, default
 
-    Alternatively, numeric color codes can be used. For example: #ff0000 = red
-
     Default colors:
 
-    JELLO_COLORS=blue,brightblack,magenta,green
+    JC_COLORS=blue,brightblack,magenta,green
     or
-    JELLO_COLORS=default,default,default,default
+    JC_COLORS=default,default,default,default
 
     """
-    env_colors = os.getenv('JELLO_COLORS')
+    env_colors = os.getenv('JC_COLORS')
     input_error = False
 
     if env_colors:
@@ -134,22 +120,12 @@ def set_env_colors(keyname_color, keyword_color, number_color, string_color):
     if input_error:
         color_list = ['default', 'default', 'default', 'default']
 
-    # Try the color set in the JELLO_COLORS env variable first. If it is set to default, then fall back to default colors
-    class JcStyle(Style):
-        styles = {
-            Name.Tag: f'bold ansi{color_list[0]}' if not color_list[0] == 'default' else f'bold ansiblue'   # key names
-            Keyword: f'bold ansi{color_list[1]}' if not color_list[1] == 'default' else f'ansibrightblack'  # true, false, null
-            Number: f'bold ansi{color_list[2]}' if not color_list[2] == 'default' else f'magenta'           # numbers
-            String: f'bold ansi{color_list[3]}' if not color_list[3] == 'default' else f'green'             # strings
-        }
-
-    JelloTheme.colors = {
-        'key_name': color_map[color_list[0]] if not color_list[0] == 'default' else color_map[keyname_color] if keyname_color else color_map['blue'],
-        'keyword': color_map[color_list[1]] if not color_list[1] == 'default' else color_map[keyword_color] if keyword_color else color_map['brightblack'],
-        'number': color_map[color_list[2]] if not color_list[2] == 'default' else color_map[number_color] if number_color else color_map['magenta'],
-        'string': color_map[color_list[3]] if not color_list[3] == 'default' else color_map[string_color] if string_color else color_map['green'],
-        'array_id': color_map[color_list[4]] if not color_list[4] == 'default' else color_map[arrayid_color] if arrayid_color else color_map['red'],
-        'array_bracket': color_map[color_list[5]] if not color_list[5] == 'default' else color_map[arraybracket_color] if arraybracket_color else color_map['magenta']
+    # Try the color set in the JC_COLORS env variable first. If it is set to default, then fall back to default colors
+    return {
+        Name.Tag: f'bold ansi{color_list[0]}' if not color_list[0] == 'default' else f'bold ansiblue',   # key names
+        Keyword: f'ansi{color_list[1]}' if not color_list[1] == 'default' else f'ansibrightblack',  # true, false, null
+        Number: f'ansi{color_list[2]}' if not color_list[2] == 'default' else f'ansimagenta',       # numbers
+        String: f'ansi{color_list[3]}' if not color_list[3] == 'default' else f'ansigreen'          # strings
     }
 
 
@@ -269,6 +245,11 @@ def helptext(message):
 
 
 def json_out(data, pretty=False, mono=False, piped_out=False):
+     # set colors
+    class JcStyle(Style):
+        styles = set_env_colors()
+
+
     if not mono and not piped_out:
         if pretty:
             print(highlight(json.dumps(data, indent=2), JsonLexer(), Terminal256Formatter(style=JcStyle))[0:-1])