diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bed8647c76..478efcd0b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 * fix: properly convert the backslash key from old YAML config files (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1879)
 * fix: clear floating panes indication when closing a floating command pane (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1897)
 * Terminal compatibility: do not reset bold when resetting DIM (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1803)
+* fix: Do not advertise 24 bit color support unchecked (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1900)
 * fix: treat CWD properly when opening your editor through `zellij edit` or `ze` (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1904)
 * fix: allow cli actions to be run outside of a tty environment (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1905)
 * Terminal compatibility: send focus in/out events to terminal panes (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1908)
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/lib.rs b/zellij-client/src/lib.rs
index bc9355ceb9..0fd549ab41 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -165,13 +165,11 @@ pub fn start_client(
     let first_msg = match info {
         ClientInfo::Attach(name, config_options) => {
             envs::set_session_name(name);
-            envs::set_initial_environment_vars();
 
             ClientToServerMsg::AttachClient(client_attributes, config_options)
         },
         ClientInfo::New(name) => {
             envs::set_session_name(name);
-            envs::set_initial_environment_vars();
 
             spawn_server(&*ZELLIJ_IPC_PIPE, opts.debug).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/envs.rs b/zellij-utils/src/envs.rs
index 3596e94e19..c7aff980a6 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/envs.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/envs.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ pub fn set_session_name(v: String) {
     set_var(SESSION_NAME_ENV_KEY, v);
 }
 
-pub fn set_initial_environment_vars() {
-    set_var("COLORTERM", "24bit");
-}
-
 pub const SOCKET_DIR_ENV_KEY: &str = "ZELLIJ_SOCKET_DIR";
 pub fn get_socket_dir() -> Result<String> {
     Ok(var(SOCKET_DIR_ENV_KEY)?)