diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 101845d..500edc6 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ set wildmode=longest,list,full
 let $NVIM_TUI_ENABLE_TRUE_COLOR=1
 set background=dark
 colorscheme solarized
+
+if $COLORTERM == 'gnome-terminal'
+  set t_Co=256
+endif
+
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