diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index c020341..60b4910 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ function http11()
     echo ""
 }
 #
+# Hack for gnome-terminal
+if [ "$COLORTERM" == "gnome-terminal" ]; then
+    export TERM=xterm-256color
+fi
+#
 if [ -z "${LANG}" ]; then
     export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
 fi
@@ -69,11 +74,6 @@ else
     alias ls="/bin/ls -aF"
 fi
 #
-# Hack for gnome-terminal
-if [ "$COLORTERM" == "gnome-terminal" ]; then
-    export TERM=xterm-256color
-fi
-#
 [[ -s "/etc/bash_completion" ]] && source "/etc/bash_completion"
 [[ -s "/usr/local/share/bash-completion/bash_completion" ]] && source "/usr/local/share/bash-completion/bash_completion"
 [[ -s "/usr/local/share/git-core/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash" ]] && source "/usr/local/share/git-core/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash"
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 62709e2..29d20b0 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ else
     export PAGER="less"
 fi
 #
+# Hack for gnome-terminal
+if [[ "$COLORTERM" == "gnome-terminal" ]]; then
+    export TERM=xterm-256color
+fi
+#
 autoload -Uz compinit
 compinit
 #
@@ -88,11 +93,6 @@ else
     alias "ls=/bin/ls -aF"
 fi
 #
-# Hack for gnome-terminal
-if [[ "$COLORTERM" == "gnome-terminal" ]]; then
-    export TERM=xterm-256color
-fi
-#
 export BLOCKSIZE="k"
 export EDITOR="vim"
 export GIT_PAGER="less"