diff --git a/Sanity/basic/runtest.sh b/Sanity/basic/runtest.sh
index 81e077b..7a29528 100755
--- a/Sanity/basic/runtest.sh
+++ b/Sanity/basic/runtest.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
 PACKAGE="mailcap"
+# neccessary because of testing farm
+export TERM="xterm"
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup