1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
index 755df761e7..cf8525e66a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
@@ -3943,12 +3943,13 @@ static dict_T *create_environment(const dictitem_T *job_env, const bool clear_en
         }
       }
 #ifndef MSWIN
-      // Set COLORTERM to "truecolor" if termguicolors is set and 256
-      // otherwise, but only if it was set in the parent terminal at all
-      dictitem_T *dv = tv_dict_find(env, S_LEN("COLORTERM"));
-      if (dv) {
-        tv_dict_item_remove(env, dv);
-        tv_dict_add_str(env, S_LEN("COLORTERM"), p_tgc ? "truecolor" : "256");
+      // Set COLORTERM to "truecolor" if termguicolors is set
+      if (p_tgc) {
+        dictitem_T *dv = tv_dict_find(env, S_LEN("COLORTERM"));
+        if (dv) {
+          tv_dict_item_remove(env, dv);
+        }
+        tv_dict_add_str(env, S_LEN("COLORTERM"), "truecolor");
       }
 #endif
     }