diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 8e6b982..c899fe0 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set-option -g prefix C-s
 bind-key C-q send-prefix
 
 # Use 256 color mode
-set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+set-option -g default-terminal "xterm-256color"
 
 # Set the Esc/Alt disambiguation timeout to 50ms
 # The default is 500ms, which makes vim kind of painful