diff --git a/lib/color b/lib/color
index 4ed3a92..2d3d628 100644
--- a/lib/color
+++ b/lib/color
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ color_white=""
 ## ONLY IF PRINTING TO A TERMINAL ##
 if test -t 1; then
 	# check count of supported colors
-	color_count=$(tput colors)
+	color_count=$(TERM=${TERM:-"dumb"} tput colors)
 	if [[ ! -z "$color_count" && "$color_count" -ge 8 ]]; then
 		color_bold="$(tput bold)"
 		color_underline="$(tput smul)"