diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
index 5a796e8a..3b4223fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   TZ: Europe/Berlin
   GCC_COLORS: error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:range1=32:range2=34:locus=01:quote=01:path=01;36:fixit-insert=32:fixit-delete=31:diff-filename=01:diff-hunk=32:diff-delete=31:diff-insert=32:type-diff=01;32
-
+  TERM: xterm-256color
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: script --return --quiet --command "bash -Eexuo pipefail {0}"