diff --git a/tool/run/run b/tool/run/run
index 17693294b..7e73096d7 100755
--- a/tool/run/run
+++ b/tool/run/run
@@ -819,10 +819,7 @@ proc exit {{status 0}} {
 #
 proc terminal { } {
 	global env
-	if {[info exists env(COLORTERM)]} {
-		return $env(COLORTERM)
-	}
-	return $env(TERM)
+	return x-terminal-emulator
 }