diff --git a/src/fterm.cpp b/src/fterm.cpp
index df782f10..0c6e23cb 100644
--- a/src/fterm.cpp
+++ b/src/fterm.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool     FTerm::NewFont;
 bool     FTerm::VGAFont;
 uChar    FTerm::x11_button_state;
 termios  FTerm::term_init;
-char     FTerm::termtype[30] = {};
+char     FTerm::termtype[30] = "";
 char*    FTerm::term_name    = 0;
 char*    FTerm::locale_name  = 0;
 char*    FTerm::locale_xterm = 0;
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ void FTerm::signal_handler (int signum)
 void FTerm::init()
 {
   char local256[80] = "";
-  char *s1, *s2, *s3, *s4, *s5, *s6, *term_env1, *term_env2;
+  char *s1, *s2, *s3, *s4, *s5, *s6;
 
   output_buffer  = new std::queue<int>;
   vt100_alt_char = new std::map<uChar,uChar>;
@@ -1003,10 +1003,9 @@ void FTerm::init()
   x11_button_state = 0x03;
   
   // Import untrusted environment variable TERM
-  term_env1 = getenv("TERM");
-  term_env2 = term_env1;
-  if ( term_env2 )
-    snprintf (termtype, sizeof(termtype), "%s", term_env2);
+  const char* term_env = getenv("TERM");
+  if ( term_env != 0 )
+    strncat (termtype, term_env, sizeof(termtype) - strlen(termtype) - 1);
   else
     strncpy (termtype, const_cast<char*>("vt100"), 6);