diff --git a/loopy/options.py b/loopy/options.py
index ba2fa4f5d212cb2e44eed84e6458fc6280c4c266..9b27f111e2fb93b09090b35278a3753f9f1a3f82 100644
--- a/loopy/options.py
+++ b/loopy/options.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import re
 
 
 class _ColoramaStub(object):
-    def getattribute(self, name):
+    def __getattribute__(self, name):
         return ""