diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index a7a9a65..ccf0dc6 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ Tput.prototype.readTerminfo = function(data) {
     var file = this.terminfoFile
       || this._terminfoPrefix(this.terminfoPrefix)
       || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/share/terminfo')
+      || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/share/lib/terminfo')
+      || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/lib/terminfo')
+      || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/local/share/terminfo')
+      || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/local/share/lib/terminfo')
+      || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/local/lib/terminfo')
+      || this._terminfoPrefix('/usr/local/ncurses/lib/terminfo')
       || this._terminfoPrefix(process.env.HOME + '/.terminfo');
     data = fs.readFileSync(file);
   }
@@ -1082,12 +1088,19 @@ Tput.prototype._parsePadding = function(code, print, done) {
  */
 
 Tput.prototype.readTermcap = function(data) {
-  var self = this;
+  var self = this
+    , TERMCAP = process.env.TERMCAP || ''
+    , TERMPATH = process.env.TERMPATH || ''
+    , HOME = process.env.HOME || '';
 
+  // TODO: Check to make sure termcap data matches
+  // the term name, otherwise keep searching.
   var data = data
     || tryRead(this.termcapFile)
-    || tryRead(process.env.TERMCAP)
-    || process.env.TERMCAP
+    || (TERMCAP[0] === '/' ? tryRead(TERMCAP) : TERMCAP)
+    || (TERMPATH && tryRead(TERMPATH.split(/[: ]/)))
+    || tryRead(HOME + '/.termcap')
+    || tryRead('/usr/share/misc/termcap')
     || tryRead('/etc/termcap')
     || Tput.termcap;
 
@@ -1412,6 +1425,13 @@ function write(data) {
 }
 
 function tryRead(file) {
+  if (Array.isArray(file)) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < file.length; i++) {
+      var data = tryRead(file[i]);
+      if (data) return data;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
   if (!file) return '';
   file = path.resolve.apply(path, arguments);
   try {