diff --git a/src/tests/local.test b/src/tests/local.test
index db7f0df..1046681 100755
--- a/src/tests/local.test
+++ b/src/tests/local.test
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -eu
-out=$(./inpty ../../scripts/mosh --client="../frontend/mosh-client" --server="$PWD/../frontend/mosh-server" --local --bind-server=127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 -- printf 'he%s\n' llo)
+out=$(
+    TERM=xterm \
+        ./inpty \
+        ../../scripts/mosh \
+        --client="../frontend/mosh-client" \
+        --server="$PWD/../frontend/mosh-server" \
+        --local --bind-server=127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 \
+        -- printf 'he%s\n' llo)
 case "$out" in
     *hello*) exit 0;;
     *) exit 1;;