diff --git a/home/programs/terminal/shell/zsh/rc/fallback_term.zsh b/home/programs/terminal/shell/zsh/rc/fallback_term.zsh
index cfd7f43..64e1ee2 100644
--- a/home/programs/terminal/shell/zsh/rc/fallback_term.zsh
+++ b/home/programs/terminal/shell/zsh/rc/fallback_term.zsh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # If the set $TERM variable doesn't match any configured terminfo entries
 # fall back to xterm. This fixes SSH connections from unknown terminals
 
-if [ -z "$TERM" ]; then
-  export TERM=xterm
-elif ! infocmp "$TERM" &>/dev/null; then
-  export TERM=xterm
-  echo "TERM set to xterm due to missing terminfo entry."
+if ! infocmp "$TERM" &>/dev/null; then
+  local original="$TERM"
+  export TERM=xterm-256color
+  echo "TERM set to $TERM due to missing terminfo entry for $original."
 fi