diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b03941657..edc9a5667 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ commands =
     {env:_PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN:} pytest {posargs:{env:_PYTEST_TOX_DEFAULT_POSARGS:}}
     coverage: coverage combine
     coverage: coverage report -m
-passenv = USER USERNAME COVERAGE_* TRAVIS PYTEST_ADDOPTS
+passenv = USER USERNAME COVERAGE_* TRAVIS PYTEST_ADDOPTS TERM
 setenv =
     _PYTEST_TOX_DEFAULT_POSARGS={env:_PYTEST_TOX_POSARGS_LSOF:} {env:_PYTEST_TOX_POSARGS_XDIST:}