diff --git a/R/joyn-merge.R b/R/joyn-merge.R
index f25ce40..a10b4e6 100644
--- a/R/joyn-merge.R
+++ b/R/joyn-merge.R
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ joyn <- function(x,
     # get output method option
     output_method <- getOption("joyn.output_method", "plain")
 
-    if (output_method == "cli") {
+    if (output_method) {
       cli::cli_li(
         sprintf(
           "Joyn returned {.run [{.strongArg {notes_count} notes}](joyn::joyn_msg('%s'))} and raised
diff --git a/R/zzz.R b/R/zzz.R
index 89b6424..49d3b77 100644
--- a/R/zzz.R
+++ b/R/zzz.R
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     joyn.match_type      = c("1:1", "1:m", "m:1", "m:m"),
     joyn.na.last         = FALSE,
     joyn.msg_type        = "basic",
-    joyn.output_method   = if (rstudioapi::isAvailable()) "cli" else "plain"
+    joyn.output_method   = cli::ansi_has_hyperlink_support()
+
   )
   toset <- !(names(op.joyn) %in% names(op))