diff --git a/loadbot/.jcarr/.bashrc b/loadbot/.jcarr/.bashrc
index dcee626..cf84ad5 100644
--- a/loadbot/.jcarr/.bashrc
+++ b/loadbot/.jcarr/.bashrc
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ export LANG=C
 export LANGUAGE=C
 export LC_ALL=C
 
-#setterm -blength 0
+if [ "x$TERM" = "x" ]
+then    
+	setterm -blength 0
+fi
 
 #if [ $DISPLAY ] ; then
 #	xset b off
@@ -36,7 +39,10 @@ alias rscp="rsync -av --progress --inplace"
 export PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
 export EDITOR=vim
 
-stty -echoctl
+if [ "x$TERM" = "x" ]
+then    
+	stty -echoctl
+fi
 
 unset VIMINIT