diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/ttype.py b/evennia/server/portal/ttype.py
index d2193bd27a..96ae1c1100 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/ttype.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/ttype.py
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class Ttype(object):
             term = option
             tupper = term.upper()
             # identify xterm256 based on flag
-            xterm256 = (tupper.endswith("-256COLOR")         # Apple Terminal, old Tintin or
-                        tupper.endswith("XTERM") and      # old Tintin, Putty
+            xterm256 = (tupper.endswith("-256COLOR") or        # Apple Terminal, old Tintin
+                        tupper.endswith("XTERM") and           # old Tintin, Putty
                         not tupper.endswith("-COLOR"))
             if xterm256:
                 self.protocol.protocol_flags['ANSI'] = True