diff --git a/.Xresources b/.Xresources
index 74eb438..3112f71 100644
--- a/.Xresources
+++ b/.Xresources
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ URxvt.keysym.M-v:       perl:clipboard:paste
 URxvt.keysym.M-C-v:     perl:clipboard:paste_escaped
 URxvt.iso14755: false
 URxvt.iso14755_52: false
-URxvt*termName: rxvt-unicode
+URxvt*termName: rxvt-unicode-256color
 
 XTerm*faceName:         xft:Fira Code:size=10:style=Regular
 XTerm*faceSize:         10