diff --git a/tests/lhs-test.latex b/tests/lhs-test.latex
index 5bd74a87c..4bb2ab1a6 100644
--- a/tests/lhs-test.latex
+++ b/tests/lhs-test.latex
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@
 \ifxetex
   \usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
               unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
-              xetex]{hyperref}
+              xetex,
+              colorlinks=true,
+              linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
 \else
-  \usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+  \usepackage[unicode=true,
+              colorlinks=true,
+              linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
 \fi
 \hypersetup{breaklinks=true, pdfborder={0 0 0}}
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
diff --git a/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs b/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs
index c79087ea7..d80d02a38 100644
--- a/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs
+++ b/tests/lhs-test.latex+lhs
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 \ifxetex
   \usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
               unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
-              xetex]{hyperref}
+              xetex,
+              colorlinks=true,
+              linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
 \else
-  \usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+  \usepackage[unicode=true,
+              colorlinks=true,
+              linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
 \fi
 \hypersetup{breaklinks=true, pdfborder={0 0 0}}
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
diff --git a/tests/writer.latex b/tests/writer.latex
index 7c334a5cd..4ce579516 100644
--- a/tests/writer.latex
+++ b/tests/writer.latex
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@
 \ifxetex
   \usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
               unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
-              xetex]{hyperref}
+              xetex,
+              colorlinks=true,
+              linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
 \else
-  \usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
+  \usepackage[unicode=true,
+              colorlinks=true,
+              linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
 \fi
 \hypersetup{breaklinks=true, pdfborder={0 0 0}}
 \usepackage[normalem]{ulem}