diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index 88dc967..baf3889 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ alias l='ls -lihA'
 
 alias grep='grep -n --color=auto'
 alias j='jobs'
+alias emacs='TERM=xterm emacs'
 alias ne='emacs'
 alias df='df -h'
 alias top='htop'
diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index b46b604..336925f 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-set -g default-terminal "xterm"
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"