diff --git a/dots/bash/.bashrc b/dots/bash/.bashrc
index 728f89d..da29127 100644
--- a/dots/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/dots/bash/.bashrc
@@ -211,9 +211,13 @@ rshift() {
 
 # tss aka terminal screen saver
 tss() {
-    commands=("aafire -driver curses" "DISPLAY= cacafire" "cmatrix -a -b -s -u 5" "unimatrix.py")
+    # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/118714/how-can-i-get-cacafire-to-show-up-in-the-original-gnome-terminal-instead-of-a
+    OLD_DISPAY=$(echo $DISPLAY)
+    export DISPLAY=
+    commands=("aafire -driver curses" "cacafire" "cmatrix -a -b -s -u 5" "unimatrix.py")
     random_command="${commands[ $RANDOM % ${#commands[@]} ]}"
     $random_command
+    export DISPLAY=${OLD_DISPAY}
 }
 
 # ---