diff --git a/bin/vi b/bin/vi
index c6e38b6..faeface 100755
--- a/bin/vi
+++ b/bin/vi
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+export TERM=xterm-256color
 if [ -n "`which nvim`" ]; then
   nvim "$@"
 else