diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/AnsiColorMapper.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/AnsiColorMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ced4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/AnsiColorMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi;
+import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi.Attribute;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Maps {@link ChatColor} values to their JAnsi equivalents.
+ *
+ * <p>This class might not always be instantiable as jansi might not be present at runtime.</p>
+ *
+ * @author Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+ */
+final class AnsiColorMapper implements ColorMapper {
+
+  AnsiColorMapper() throws Throwable {
+    // Calling this constructor could result in a Throwable because JAnsi, which is required to execute code
+    // in this class, might not be present at runtime, thus expected classes are not found.
+  }
+
+  // @formatter:off
+  private final Map<ChatColor, String> MAP = ImmutableMap.<ChatColor, String>builder()
+    .put(ChatColor.BLACK, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.GOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.YELLOW, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.WHITE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.MAGIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.BLINK_SLOW).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.BOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE_DOUBLE).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.STRIKETHROUGH, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.STRIKETHROUGH_ON).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.UNDERLINE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.ITALIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.ITALIC).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.RESET, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).toString())
+  .build();
+  // @formatter:on
+
+  @Override
+  public String map(final String input) {
+    if (input == null) {
+      return "";
+    }
+    String output = input;
+    for (final Map.Entry<ChatColor, String> mapping : MAP.entrySet()) {
+      output = output.replace(mapping.getKey().toString(), mapping.getValue());
+    }
+    return output;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java
index 506b490..bafaccb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java
@@ -16,63 +16,21 @@
  */
 package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
 
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
-import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi;
-import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi.Attribute;
-
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
 /**
- * Utility class that maps {@link ChatColor} values to their JAnsi equivalents,
+ * Utility class that maps {@link ChatColor} values to their equivalents,
  * so that messages logged to the console are formatted correctly.
- *
- * @author Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
  */
-public final class ColorMapper {
-
-  // @formatter:off
-  private static final Map<ChatColor, String> MAP = ImmutableMap.<ChatColor, String>builder()
-    .put(ChatColor.BLACK, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.GOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.YELLOW, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.WHITE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.MAGIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.BLINK_SLOW).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.BOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE_DOUBLE).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.STRIKETHROUGH, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.STRIKETHROUGH_ON).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.UNDERLINE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.ITALIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.ITALIC).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.RESET, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).toString())
-  .build();
-  // @formatter:on
+public interface ColorMapper {
 
   /**
-   * Translates {@link ChatColor} directives to their JAnsi equivalents.
+   * Translates {@link ChatColor} directives to their equivalents.
    *
    * @param input
    *          null is coerced to the empty string.
    * @return never null.
    */
-  public static String map(final String input) {
-    if (input == null) { return ""; }
-    String output = input;
-    for (final Map.Entry<ChatColor, String> mapping : ColorMapper.MAP.entrySet()) {
-      output = output.replace(mapping.getKey().toString(), mapping.getValue());
-    }
-    return output;
-  }
+  String map(String input);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapperFactory.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapperFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a0c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapperFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
+
+/**
+ * Creates {@code ColorMapper} instances.
+ *
+ * @see ColorMapper
+ */
+public final class ColorMapperFactory {
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an new {@code ColorMapper} instance.
+   *
+   * @return a new instance
+   */
+  public static ColorMapper create() {
+    try {
+      return new AnsiColorMapper();
+    } catch (Throwable throwable) {
+      return new NotSupportedColorMapper();
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/NotSupportedColorMapper.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/NotSupportedColorMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67fda4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/NotSupportedColorMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
+
+/**
+ * Does not do any mapping but simply returns the given string or, if {@code null} is given, an empty string.
+ */
+final class NotSupportedColorMapper implements ColorMapper {
+
+  @Override
+  public String map(final String input) {
+    return input == null ? "" : input;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java
index 9ffb5e9..1e53511 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 package org.slf4j.impl;
 
 import info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit.ColorMapper;
+import info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit.ColorMapperFactory;
 import info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit.ColorMarker;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ public final class BukkitLoggerAdapter implements Logger {
   // The logger name.
   private final String                         name;
   // The short name of this simple log instance
+  private final ColorMapper                    mapper                              = ColorMapperFactory.create();
   private transient String                     shortLogName                        = null;
 
   // NOTE: BukkitPluginLoggerAdapter constructor should have only package access
@@ -1043,6 +1045,6 @@ public final class BukkitLoggerAdapter implements Logger {
 
     // Log the message.
     logger.log(BukkitLoggerAdapter.slf4jLevelIntToBukkitJULLevel(level),
-               ColorMapper.map(buf.toString()));
+               mapper.map(buf.toString()));
   }
 }