diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index e6d503c..f9261c9 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ unbind-key C-b
 set-option -g prefix C-s
 bind-key C-q send-prefix
 
-# Use 256 color mode
-set-option -g default-terminal "xterm-256color"
+# Use 16 color mode
+set-option -g default-terminal "xterm-16color"
 
 # Set the Esc/Alt disambiguation timeout to 50ms
 # The default is 500ms, which makes vim kind of painful