diff --git a/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage b/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage
index c3c99d1..cb1c1e4 100644
--- a/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage
+++ b/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # xterm-256color seems to be the qubes default
 # for gnome-term and Xterm
 #
+# FIXME: the correct fix is to transmit the TERM
+# variable from the client in the send_args()
+# function of qvm-pass.
+#
 export TERM="xterm-256color"
 
 set -e
diff --git a/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassRead b/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassRead
index 6033c5c..24930aa 100644
--- a/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassRead
+++ b/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassRead
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # xterm-256color seems to be the qubes default
 # for gnome-term and Xterm
 #
+# FIXME: the correct fix is to transmit the TERM
+# variable from the client in the send_args()
+# function of qvm-pass.
+#
 export TERM="xterm-256color"
 
 set -e