diff --git a/stand/lua/core.lua b/stand/lua/core.lua
--- a/stand/lua/core.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/core.lua
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
 -- other contexts (outside of Lua) may mean 'octal'
 core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE	= "\027"
 core.KEYSTR_CSI		= core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE .. "["
-core.KEYSTR_RESET	= core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE .. "c"
+-- XXX KEYSTR_RESET	= core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE .. "c"
+core.KEYSTR_RESET	= core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "H" .. core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "J"
 
 core.MENU_RETURN	= "return"
 core.MENU_ENTRY		= "entry"
diff --git a/stand/lua/screen.lua b/stand/lua/screen.lua
--- a/stand/lua/screen.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/screen.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 screen.default_y = 25
 
 function screen.clear()
-	printc(core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "H" .. core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "J")
+	printc(core.KEYSTR_RESET)
 end
 
 function screen.setcursor(x, y)