1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index 5e9fde67f5..1f6c8ddc81 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   event_init();
 
-  if (!abstract_ui) {
+  if (abstract_ui) {
+    t_colors = 256;
+  } else {
     // Print a warning if stdout is not a terminal TODO(tarruda): Remove this
     // check once the new terminal UI is implemented
     check_tty(&params);