diff --git a/notification/irc b/notification/irc
index 32141abe54f..bba7319a083 100644
--- a/notification/irc
+++ b/notification/irc
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ options:
     default: null
   color:
     description:
-      - Text color for the message. Default is black.
+      - Text color for the message. ("none" is a valid option in 1.6 or later, in 1.6 and prior, the default color is black, not "none"). 
     required: false
-    default: none
+    default: "none"
     choices: [ "none", "yellow", "red", "green", "blue", "black" ]
   channel:
     description: