diff --git a/internal/tui/terminal.go b/internal/tui/terminal.go
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+++ b/internal/tui/terminal.go
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+package tui
+
+import "os"
+
+func init() {
+	// Set to xterm-256color as it's widely supported and works well with tview.
+	// If whatever terminal we're using doesn't support it, it'll fallback to
+	// xterm normally anyway.
+	os.Setenv("TERM", "xterm-256color")
+}