diff --git a/software/slaprunner/buildout.hash.cfg b/software/slaprunner/buildout.hash.cfg
index 769546c9c4c038aa1f0eeabebd95e9ca1f5e1182..e94ae2bcb383f0a2c488e7febf6c12bba1157ef8 100644
--- a/software/slaprunner/buildout.hash.cfg
+++ b/software/slaprunner/buildout.hash.cfg
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ md5sum = c44a7481bb85e3258128afe3fcf23f44
 
 [template-runner]
 filename = instance-runner.cfg
-md5sum = 4923167fe68c8c20aff46dbeb3716f9b
+md5sum = 7529924d81c0d06c73b2f87b00bb8d05
 
 [template-runner-import-script]
 filename = template/runner-import.sh.jinja2
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ md5sum = f8446fcf254b4929eb828a9a1d7e5f62
 
 [template-bash-profile]
 filename = template/bash_profile.in
-md5sum = 37eea89042a58127c85e6b3886260e59
+md5sum = 703bb29604843774797dd246e67a4a52
 
 [template-supervisord]
 filename = template/supervisord.conf.in
diff --git a/software/slaprunner/instance-runner.cfg b/software/slaprunner/instance-runner.cfg
index e92939415f8d5d016608948d50780b50f0abe1bb..aadf926efa231426332a242ea7c823050b9728ef 100644
--- a/software/slaprunner/instance-runner.cfg
+++ b/software/slaprunner/instance-runner.cfg
@@ -777,9 +777,13 @@ rendered = $${buildout:directory}/.bash_profile
 context =
     raw path $${shell-environment:path}
     raw shell $${shell-environment:shell}
+    key terminfo terminfo:location
     key instance_name slap-parameter:instance-name
     key workdir runnerdirectory:home
 
+[terminfo]
+location = ${ncurses:location}/share/terminfo/
+
 #---------------------------
 #--
 #-- supervisord managing slaprunner automation features
diff --git a/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in b/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in
index cf2322dc4d763fb65f05af3e38c042749a4a4dc1..637578a57f27d5e388e915db189bc4d5162ea66b 100644
--- a/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in
+++ b/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -en "\033]0;{{-instance_name}}\a"'
 {% endif %}
 export PS1="$ "
 
+export TERMINFO={{- terminfo }}
+
 if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ] ; then
   source $HOME/.bashrc
 fi
@@ -32,5 +34,5 @@ alias la='ls -A'
 alias l='ls -CF'
 
 echo "Welcome to SlapOS slaprunner shell"
-echo 
+echo