diff --git a/roles/tmux/files/tmux.conf b/roles/tmux/files/tmux.conf
index 5745bce..80fff5d 100644
--- a/roles/tmux/files/tmux.conf
+++ b/roles/tmux/files/tmux.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #Prefix is Ctrl-a
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+
 set -g prefix C-a
 bind C-a send-prefix
 unbind C-b