diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases
index 6ac90f9..6ab6095 100644
--- a/.aliases
+++ b/.aliases
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ alias gs="git status"
 alias l="ls -lvh --color=auto"
 alias s="cd ~/Source"
 alias t="tmux"
-alias tmux="tmux -2"
 alias v="vim"
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 60a1353..55bbcd7 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ map <Leader>nc :Nyancat<cr>
 set guifont=Ubuntu\ Mono\ 10
 colorscheme vividchalk
 
-set t_Co=256            " 256 terminal colors
 set cursorline
 hi CursorLine cterm=NONE ctermbg=234
 highlight StatusLine ctermfg=white ctermbg=236
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 60e015c..8c01163 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
 
 # Customize to your needs...
 
+# make 256colors work maybe
+if [ $TERM="xterm" ]; then
+  export TERM=xterm-256color
+fi
+
 # tmuxinator
 export EDITOR='vim'
 [[ -s $HOME/.tmuxinator/scripts/tmuxinator ]] && source $HOME/.tmuxinator/scripts/tmuxinator
+