diff --git a/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field/static/src/js/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field.js b/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field/static/src/js/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field.js
index 2a96aba6..baa5616e 100644
--- a/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field/static/src/js/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field.js
+++ b/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field/static/src/js/web_tree_dynamic_colored_field.js
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ odoo.define('web_tree_dynamic_colored_field', function (require) {
             }
             // apply <field>'s own `options`
             if (!node.attrs.options) { return; }
-            var nodeOptions = JSON.parse(node.attrs.options);
+            if (node.tag !== 'field') { return; }
+            var nodeOptions = node.attrs.options;
+            if (!_.isObject(nodeOptions)) {
+                nodeOptions = pyeval.py_eval(nodeOptions);
+            }
             this.applyColorizeHelper($td, nodeOptions, node, 'fg_color', 'color', ctx);
             this.applyColorizeHelper($td, nodeOptions, node, 'bg_color', 'background-color', ctx);
         },