diff --git a/linux/gui/kinto-gui.py b/linux/gui/kinto-gui.py
index 37c0b29..5c50528 100755
--- a/linux/gui/kinto-gui.py
+++ b/linux/gui/kinto-gui.py
@@ -628,9 +628,9 @@ class MyWindow(Gtk.Window):
             time.sleep(1)
             global child_pid
             if sysv:
-                self.kinto_status = Popen("while :; do clear; pgrep 'xkeysnail'; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
+                self.kinto_status = Popen("export TERM=xterm-color;while :; do clear; pgrep 'xkeysnail'; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
             else:
-                self.kinto_status = Popen("while :; do clear; systemctl is-active xkeysnail; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
+                self.kinto_status = Popen("export TERM=xterm-color;while :; do clear; systemctl is-active xkeysnail; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
             child_pid = self.kinto_status.pid
             self.menuitem_systray.disconnect(self.menuitem_systray.signal_id)
             self.menuitem_systray.set_active(False)
diff --git a/linux/trayapps/appindicator/kintotray.py b/linux/trayapps/appindicator/kintotray.py
index d6ce5e4..b6cae9f 100755
--- a/linux/trayapps/appindicator/kintotray.py
+++ b/linux/trayapps/appindicator/kintotray.py
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class Indicator():
     except:
         sysv = 2
     if sysv:
-        kinto_status = Popen("while :; do clear; pgrep 'xkeysnail' && echo 'active'; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
+        kinto_status = Popen("export TERM=xterm-color;while :; do clear; pgrep 'xkeysnail' && echo 'active'; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
     else:
-        kinto_status = Popen("while :; do clear; systemctl is-active xkeysnail; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
+        kinto_status = Popen("export TERM=xterm-color;while :; do clear; systemctl is-active xkeysnail; sleep 2; done", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
     child_pid = kinto_status.pid
 
     homedir = os.path.expanduser("~")