diff --git a/roles/host_common.nix b/roles/host_common.nix
index dcfb43d..422e37b 100644
--- a/roles/host_common.nix
+++ b/roles/host_common.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
       enable = true;
     };
     interactiveShellInit = ''
+      export TERM="xterm-256color"
       eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"
       test -r ~/.dir_colors && eval $(dircolors ~/.dir_colors)
       export GPG_TTY="$(tty)"