diff --git a/commonsh/02_term b/commonsh/02_term
index 7292cde..3e4b34f 100755
--- a/commonsh/02_term
+++ b/commonsh/02_term
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ if command -v infocmp >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 		;;
 	esac
 
+	if [ "${COLORTERM}" == "gnome-terminal" ]; then
+		TERM="xterm-256color"
+	fi
+
 	TERM=`fix_term $TERM`
 
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