diff --git a/nix/modules/tmux/home.nix b/nix/modules/tmux/home.nix
index 736ac8e..1ec3060 100644
--- a/nix/modules/tmux/home.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/tmux/home.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in
       minimal-tmux-status
     ];
     extraConfig = ''
-      set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+      set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
       set -g status-bg black
       set -g status-fg white
     '';