diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
index c8713e5..46ec33a 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
@@ -386,9 +386,6 @@
         Writes the COMMIT number to the report to be parsed by Jenkins data collecter.
         '''
         try:
-            self.handle.sendline("export TERM=xterm-256color")
-            self.handle.expect("xterm-256color")
-            self.handle.expect("\$")
             self.handle.sendline("")
             self.handle.expect("\$")
             self.handle.sendline("cd " + self.home + "; git log -1 --pretty=fuller --decorate=short | grep -A 6 \"commit\" --color=never")
diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/clidriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/clidriver.py
index 878839e..eed6478 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/clidriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/clidriver.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
         ssh_newkey = 'Are you sure you want to continue connecting'
         refused = "ssh: connect to host "+self.ip_address+" port 22: Connection refused"
         if self.port:
-            self.handle =pexpect.spawn('ssh -p '+self.port+' '+self.user_name+'@'+self.ip_address, env = {"TERM": "vt100"} , maxread=50000)
+            self.handle =pexpect.spawn('ssh -p '+self.port+' '+self.user_name+'@'+self.ip_address, env = {"TERM": "xterm-mono"} , maxread=50000)
         else :
-            self.handle =pexpect.spawn('ssh -X '+self.user_name+'@'+self.ip_address,maxread=1000000,timeout=60)
+            self.handle =pexpect.spawn('ssh -X '+self.user_name+'@'+self.ip_address, env = {"TERM": "xterm-mono"} ,maxread=1000000,timeout=60)
 
         self.handle.logfile = self.logfile_handler
 	i = 5