diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1efaae8b..df2aa8fa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ stages: [check]
 
 variables:
   COLUMNS: 9000
+  TERM: 'xterm'
 
 check:
   tags:
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ check:
     - source /opt/psi/config/profile.bash
     - module load Python
     - export COLUMNS=$COLUMNS
+    - export TERM=$TERM
     - python3 dependency-checker.py