diff --git a/bin/sockhop b/bin/sockhop
index b4e5abee..95e66b52 100755
--- a/bin/sockhop
+++ b/bin/sockhop
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ then
             [[ $cmd = __fail__ ]] && exit 1
             if (( clean ))
             then
-                clear
+                echo -n $'\e[3J' && clear
             elif (( separator_required ))
             then
                 env -S "$shell" "$separator" "$@" || true