diff --git a/bin/tput.js b/bin/tput.js
index 199aa11..0c2da8e 100755
--- a/bin/tput.js
+++ b/bin/tput.js
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ var blessed = require('../')
 
 tput = blessed.tput({
   terminal: process.env.TERM,
+  termcap: !!process.env.USE_TERMCAP,
   extended: true
 });
 
 if (tput[cmd]) {
-  process.stdout.write(tput[cmd].apply(tput, argv) + '\n');
+  process.stdout.write(tput[cmd].apply(tput, argv));
 }