diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 9493ef8..1931608 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fi
 # set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
 case "$TERM" in
     xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
+    xterm-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
 esac
  
 # uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ esac
 force_color_prompt=yes
  
 if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
-    if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
+    if [ -n $(which tput) ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
 	# We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
 	# (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
 	# a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)