diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index 951d99a..937f680 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ Tput.prototype.parseTerminfo = function(data) {
   var names = data.toString('ascii', i, i + h.namesSize - 1)
     , parts = names.split('|')
     , name = parts[0]
-    , desc = parts.slice(1).join('|');
+    , desc = parts.pop();
 
   info.name = name;
+  info.names = parts;
   info.desc = desc;
 
   i += h.namesSize - 1;
diff --git a/test/terminfo b/test/terminfo
index 7643a98..55f112e 100644
--- a/test/terminfo
+++ b/test/terminfo
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
      strTableSize: 1388,
      total: 2342 },
   name: 'xterm',
+  names: [ 'xterm' ],
   desc: 'xterm terminal emulator (X Window System)',
   bools: 
    { auto_left_margin: false,