diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/ssh/SshConnection.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/ssh/SshConnection.java
index 5ea97d2c985..dd339a68dec 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/ssh/SshConnection.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/ssh/SshConnection.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class SshConnection extends Thread {
 			session.connect(nTimeout);   // making connection with timeout.
 
 			ChannelShell channel=(ChannelShell) session.openChannel("shell"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			channel.setPtyType("ansi"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			channel.connect();
 			fConn.setInputStream(channel.getInputStream());
 			fConn.setOutputStream(channel.getOutputStream());