diff --git a/app/term.js b/app/term.js
index c511f683..fcb35e3b 100644
--- a/app/term.js
+++ b/app/term.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export default class Term extends Component {
     this.term.prefs_.set('cursor-color', '#F81CE5');
     this.term.prefs_.set('enable-clipboard-notice', false);
     this.term.prefs_.set('background-color', '#000');
+    this.term.prefs_.set('scrollbar-visible', false);
 
     this.term.prefs_.set('user-css', URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([`
       .cursor-node[focus="false"] {