diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index e2cd222080..1a26e10844 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fs};
 use std::{
     collections::HashSet,
+    env,
     io::Write,
     str::FromStr,
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs) {
         .write(take_snapshot.as_bytes())
         .unwrap();
 
+    env::set_var(&"ZELLIJ", "0");
+
     let config = Config::from_cli_config(opts.config, opts.option)
         .map_err(|e| {
             eprintln!("There was an error in the config file:\n{}", e);