More than 14 million people in the United States have rosacea, a skin condition that manifests as overly pink or red cheeks and that can also affect other parts of the face and body. Though rosacea isn’t dangerous, it doesn’t look great. People who have it can often control it by changing their diet — and since caffeine has long been believed to trigger rosacea, that means those people frequently don’t drink coffee.

However, Harvard Health Blog reports on a new study of almost 83,000 women that suggests drinking coffee may actually reduce instances of rosacea. As the blog puts it: “Those drinking four or more cups of coffee per day were significantly less likely to report a diagnosis of rosacea than those who drank little or no coffee.” Drinking less coffee seemed to help, too, though not as much.

The study also found no link between consuming caffeine in other foods and the likelihood of reporting rosacea. And though the researchers cannot say drinking coffee caused reductions in rosacea, the upshot for folks with rosacea is that maybe they don’t need to avoid a piping-hot cup of joe after all.