diff --git a/stow/.zshrc b/stow/.zshrc
index 719041c..5f70b05 100644
--- a/stow/.zshrc
+++ b/stow/.zshrc
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ alias ll="ls -ahl --color=auto"
 alias cat="bat"
 alias rm="trash"
 
+alias ssh="TERM=xterm-256color ssh" # fix ssh not recognising terminal and remote shell being somewhat broken
 alias tmux="tmux -f $HOME/.config/tmux/tmux.conf" # needed for osx systems for some reason
 
 # env vars