1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/emaint b/bin/emaint
index 594ac87c..46129437 100755
--- a/bin/emaint
+++ b/bin/emaint
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def emaint_main(myargv):
 		status = "Attempting to fix %s"
 		func = "fix"
 
-	isatty = sys.stdout.isatty()
+	isatty = os.environ.get('TERM') != 'dumb' and sys.stdout.isatty()
 	for task in tasks:
 		print(status % task.name())
 		inst = task()