diff --git a/xurses.c b/xurses.c
index 06b79f3..f620b6d 100644
--- a/xurses.c
+++ b/xurses.c
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ void curses_initialize (void) {
 	for (key = ' '; key != '~'; ++key) {
 		curses_unbind (key);
 	}
+
+	terminal_clear ();
 }
 
 void curses_deinitialize (void) {
 	curses_screen = deallocate (curses_screen);
 
-	out ("\033[2J\033[H", string_length ("\033[2J\033[H"));
+	terminal_clear ();
 
 	fatal_failure (tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, & curses_old_terminal) == -1, "tcsetattr: Failed to set default terminal attributes.");
 }