diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/Terminal.java b/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/Terminal.java
index d53d447c7..5a51b6e93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/Terminal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/Terminal.java
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
  */
 public interface Terminal extends Closeable, Flushable {
 
+    /**
+     * Type used for dumb terminals.
+     */
+    String TYPE_DUMB = "dumb";
+
     String getName();
 
     //
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/impl/DumbTerminal.java b/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/impl/DumbTerminal.java
index e2354e5ec..b84db7238 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/impl/DumbTerminal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jline/terminal/impl/DumbTerminal.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class DumbTerminal extends AbstractTerminal {
     private final Size size;
 
     public DumbTerminal(InputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
-        this("dumb", "ansi", in, out, Charset.defaultCharset().name());
+        this(TYPE_DUMB, "ansi", in, out, Charset.defaultCharset().name());
     }
 
     public DumbTerminal(String name, String type, InputStream in, OutputStream out, String encoding) throws IOException {