diff --git a/src/linux/user.zig b/src/linux/user.zig
index acff28f..3b83489 100644
--- a/src/linux/user.zig
+++ b/src/linux/user.zig
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pub fn getShell(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn getTerminalName(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
-    const term_progrm = try std.process.getEnvVarOwned(allocator, "TERM_PROGRAM");
+    const term_progrm = std.process.getEnvVarOwned(allocator, "TERM_PROGRAM") catch |err| if (err == error.EnvironmentVariableNotFound) {
+        return allocator.dupe(u8, "Unknown");
+    } else return err;
     return term_progrm;
 }