diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4a4e833..09804a4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ module.exports = () => {
 			}
 		} catch (_) {}
 
-		try {
-			const columns = exec('tput', ['cols']);
-			const rows = exec('tput', ['lines']);
+		if (process.env.TERM) {
+			try {
+				const columns = exec('tput', ['cols']);
+				const rows = exec('tput', ['lines']);
 
-			if (columns && rows) {
-				return create(columns, rows);
-			}
-		} catch (_) {}
+				if (columns && rows) {
+					return create(columns, rows);
+				}
+			} catch (_) {}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return create(80, 24);
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index d156332..6fbe049 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -15,3 +15,14 @@ test('child', async t => {
 	t.true(parseInt(columns, 10) > 0);
 	t.true(parseInt(rows, 10) > 0);
 });
+
+test('no TERM environment variable', t => {
+	const envTerm = process.env.TERM;
+	process.env.TERM = undefined;
+	const size = termSize();
+	process.env.TERM = envTerm;
+
+	console.log('Size with no $TERM:', size);
+	t.true(size.columns > 0);
+	t.true(size.rows > 0);
+});