diff --git a/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx b/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx
index 648855c3..87ce0216 100644
--- a/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx
+++ b/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<
 
     getTerminalRendererHeight(cmd: Cmd): number {
         let { screen, line, width, renderMode } = this.props;
-        let height = 36 + 6; // height of zero height terminal
+        let height = 45 + 24; // height of zero height terminal
         let usedRows = screen.getUsedRows(lineutil.getRendererContext(line), line, cmd, width);
         if (usedRows > 0) {
-            height = 36 + 6 + 11 + termHeightFromRows(usedRows, GlobalModel.termFontSize.get());
+            height = 48 + 24 + termHeightFromRows(usedRows, GlobalModel.termFontSize.get());
         }
         return height;
     }
diff --git a/src/app/workspace/screen/screenview.less b/src/app/workspace/screen/screenview.less
index e6a496e5..87e9575c 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/screen/screenview.less
+++ b/src/app/workspace/screen/screenview.less
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
             color: @term-white;
 
             code {
-                background-color: @term-black;
-                color: #4e9a06;
+                color: @prompt-green;
+                background-color: transparent;
             }
 
             &.should-fade {
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminal.tsx b/src/plugins/terminal/terminal.tsx
index 7def95f1..d4185886 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminal.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminal.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ class TerminalRenderer extends React.Component<
         let usedRows = screen.getUsedRows(lineutil.getRendererContext(line), line, cmd, width);
         // TODO: replace the +2 with some calculation based on termFontSize.  the +2 is for descenders, which get cut off without this.
         let termHeight = termHeightFromRows(usedRows, GlobalModel.termFontSize.get()) + 2;
+        if (usedRows === 0) {
+            termHeight = 0;
+        }
         let termLoaded = this.termLoaded.get();
         return (
             <div