diff --git a/script/docker_ci.sh b/script/docker_ci.sh
index 6e7c9e25e0b..c68a20215c2 100755
--- a/script/docker_ci.sh
+++ b/script/docker_ci.sh
@@ -200,4 +200,4 @@ then
     ALPAKA_DOCKER_ENV_LIST+=("--env" "alpaka_SYCL_ONEAPI_CPU_ISA=${alpaka_SYCL_ONEAPI_CPU_ISA}")
 fi
 
-docker_retry docker run -v "$(pwd)":"$(pwd)" -w "$(pwd)" "${ALPAKA_DOCKER_ENV_LIST[@]}" "${ALPAKA_CI_DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE_NAME}" /bin/bash -c "source ./script/install.sh && ./script/run.sh"
+docker_retry docker run -v "$(pwd)":"$(pwd)" -w "$(pwd)" "${ALPAKA_DOCKER_ENV_LIST[@]}" "${ALPAKA_CI_DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE_NAME}" /bin/bash -c "source ./script/setup_utilities.sh && source ./script/install.sh && ./script/run.sh"
diff --git a/script/setup_utilities.sh b/script/setup_utilities.sh
index c33b8647878..a5733f1d56f 100755
--- a/script/setup_utilities.sh
+++ b/script/setup_utilities.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 # serveral helper function and tools for the CI
 
+: "${ALPAKA_CI_OS_NAME?'ALPAKA_CI_OS_NAME must be specified'}"
+
+# enable Terminal colors for MacOS
+if [ "$ALPAKA_CI_OS_NAME" = "macOS" ]; then
+    export CLICOLOR=1
+    export LSCOLORS=ExFxCxDxBxegedabagacad
+fi
+
 # display a message in green
 echo_green() {
     echo -e "\e[1;32m$1\e[0m"