diff --git src/notebook.c src/notebook.c
index eb4d973..0789a33 100644
--- a/src/notebook.c
+++ b/src/notebook.c
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ struct Page *add_page(struct Window *win_data,
 #ifdef ENABLE_SET_EMULATION
 #  ifdef SAFEMODE
 	if (win_data->emulate_term == NULL)
-		g_string_append_printf (environ_str, "TERM=xterm");
+		g_string_append_printf (environ_str, "TERM=xterm\t");
 	else
 #  endif
-		g_string_append_printf (environ_str, "TERM=%s", win_data->emulate_term);
+		g_string_append_printf (environ_str, "TERM=%s\t", win_data->emulate_term);
 #endif
 	// set colorterm
-	g_string_append_printf (environ_str, "\tCOLORTERM=lilyterm");
+	g_string_append_printf (environ_str, "COLORTERM=lilyterm");
 
 // ---- Setting the VTE_CJK_WIDTH environment ---- //
 
