diff --git a/src/ncurses_ui.cc b/src/ncurses_ui.cc
index 9d83cb516..32cfea570 100644
--- a/src/ncurses_ui.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses_ui.cc
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ void NCursesUI::set_ui_options(const Options& options)
 
         if (can_change_color() and m_change_colors != value)
         {
-            fputs("\033]104;\007", stdout); // try to reset palette
+            fputs("\033]104\007", stdout); // try to reset palette
             fflush(stdout);
             m_colorpairs.clear();
             m_colors = default_colors;