diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index bf97827..c1ce1df 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -690,6 +690,12 @@ run 'cut -c3- ~/.tmux.conf | sh -s _apply_configuration'
 # }
 #
 # _apply_tmux_256color() {
+#   case "$(tmux show -gv default-terminal)" in
+#     tmux-256color|tmux-direct)
+#       return
+#       ;;
+#   esac
+#
 #   # when tmux-256color is available, use it
 #   # on macOS though, make sure to use /usr/bin/infocmp to probe if it's availalbe system wide
 #   case "$_uname_s" in