diff --git a/cmd/termshark/termshark.go b/cmd/termshark/termshark.go
index 7a98ff1..2269ee2 100644
--- a/cmd/termshark/termshark.go
+++ b/cmd/termshark/termshark.go
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ func cmain() int {
 		// using the gcla fork of tcell for another application).
 		usetty = "/dev/tty"
 	}
-	os.Setenv("GOWID_TTY", usetty)
 
 	// Allow the user to override the shell's TERM variable this way. Perhaps the user runs
 	// under screen/tmux, and the TERM variable doesn't reflect the fact their preferred
@@ -846,7 +845,7 @@ func cmain() int {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if app, err = ui.Build(); err != nil {
+	if app, err = ui.Build(usetty); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
 		// Tcell returns ExitError now because if its internal terminfo DB does not have
 		// a matching entry, it tries to build one with infocmp.
@@ -1176,7 +1175,7 @@ Loop:
 			appRunner.Start()
 
 			// Reinstate  our terminal overrides that allow ctrl-z
-			if err := ctrlzLineDisc.Set(); err != nil {
+			if err := ctrlzLineDisc.Set(usetty); err != nil {
 				ui.OpenError(fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected error setting Ctrl-z handler: %v\n", err), app)
 			}
 
@@ -1274,7 +1273,7 @@ Loop:
 					appRunner.Start()
 
 					// Reinstate  our terminal overrides that allow ctrl-z
-					if err := ctrlzLineDisc.Set(); err != nil {
+					if err := ctrlzLineDisc.Set(usetty); err != nil {
 						ui.OpenError(fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected error setting Ctrl-z handler: %v\n", err), app)
 					}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d7218db..885b954 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible
 	github.com/flytam/filenamify v1.1.0
 	github.com/gcla/deep v1.0.2
-	github.com/gcla/gowid v1.3.1-0.20220603022106-4d04cba8013a
+	github.com/gcla/gowid v1.3.1-0.20220626203558-a594805196f2
 	github.com/gcla/tail v1.0.1-0.20190505190527-650e90873359
 	github.com/gcla/term v0.0.0-20220601234708-3e6af2ebff27
 	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4030df7..18002f9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ github.com/gcla/deep v1.0.2 h1:qBOx6eepcOSRYnHJ+f2ih4hP4Vca1YnLtXxp73n5KWI=
 github.com/gcla/deep v1.0.2/go.mod h1:evE9pbpSGhItmFoBIk8hPOIC/keKTGYhFl6Le1Av+GE=
 github.com/gcla/gowid v1.3.1-0.20220603022106-4d04cba8013a h1:8kh1ORv/P5ruPPoZBMrXAxw406+o9Uvg4fPblsMfcUo=
 github.com/gcla/gowid v1.3.1-0.20220603022106-4d04cba8013a/go.mod h1:7T4Xzfznq31XvQyAOX+SZzQjvF7RX16mjXDXGB7R/44=
+github.com/gcla/gowid v1.3.1-0.20220626203558-a594805196f2 h1:lTVa5VHxePP+1aMijXK0+McQdHL6RFFciSFp6VZ+oEk=
+github.com/gcla/gowid v1.3.1-0.20220626203558-a594805196f2/go.mod h1:7T4Xzfznq31XvQyAOX+SZzQjvF7RX16mjXDXGB7R/44=
 github.com/gcla/tail v1.0.1-0.20190505190527-650e90873359 h1:3xEhacR7pIJV8daurdBygptxhzTJeYFqJp1V6SDl+pE=
 github.com/gcla/tail v1.0.1-0.20190505190527-650e90873359/go.mod h1:Wn+pZpM98JHSOYkPDtmdvlqmc0OzQGHWOsHB2d28WtQ=
 github.com/gcla/term v0.0.0-20220601234708-3e6af2ebff27 h1:OmzD2vZl1UeSblMmUo4mKjnrtsn+VLxhkkqnDOPHrXY=
diff --git a/tty/tty.go b/tty/tty.go
index ccb75dd..58ddd8e 100644
--- a/tty/tty.go
+++ b/tty/tty.go
@@ -37,18 +37,11 @@ func (t *TerminalSignals) Restore() {
 	t.set = false
 }
 
-func (t *TerminalSignals) Set() error {
+func (t *TerminalSignals) Set(outtty string) error {
 	var e error
 	var newtios unix.Termios
 	var fd uintptr
 
-	outtty := "/dev/tty"
-
-	gwtty := os.Getenv("GOWID_TTY")
-	if gwtty != "" {
-		outtty = gwtty
-	}
-
 	if t.out, e = os.OpenFile(outtty, os.O_WRONLY, 0); e != nil {
 		goto failed
 	}
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index c39f3d2..824d442 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -3289,7 +3289,7 @@ func ApplyCurrentTheme(app gowid.IApp) {
 
 //======================================================================
 
-func Build() (*gowid.App, error) {
+func Build(tty string) (*gowid.App, error) {
 
 	var err error
 	var app *gowid.App
@@ -4358,6 +4358,7 @@ func Build() (*gowid.App, error) {
 		Log:                  log.StandardLogger(),
 		EnableBracketedPaste: true,
 		DontActivate:         true,
+		Tty:                  tty,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {