diff --git a/dtox.sh b/dtox.sh
index 739568430..a5814a9d2 100755
--- a/dtox.sh
+++ b/dtox.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
   DOCKER_ARGS+=(
     --interactive
     --tty
+    --env TERM="${TERM}"
   )
 fi