diff --git a/std/player/base.c b/std/player/base.c
index 02330ee..fe91fc9 100644
--- a/std/player/base.c
+++ b/std/player/base.c
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@
 static void gettty( string ttystr )
 {
     if ( !ttystr || ttystr == "" )
-        ttystr = "dumb";
+        ttystr = "ansi";
 
     ttystr = lower_case(ttystr);