--- _cursesmodule.c	2008-06-19 07:02:30.000000000 -0700
+++ _cursesmodulefixed.c	2010-01-30 03:33:55.000000000 -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) {