--- /home/szerrade/_cursesmodule.c	2010-01-30 03:07:59.000000000 -0800
+++ ./_cursesmodule.c	2010-01-30 03:12:30.000000000 -0800
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (setupterm(termstr,fd,&err) == ERR) {
+	if ((!initialised) && (setupterm(termstr,fd,&err) == ERR)) {
 		char* s = "setupterm: unknown error";
 		
 		if (err == 0) {