diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 8aca9f0..588b62e 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ LIB3270_EXPORT void lib3270_set_options(H3270 *hSession, LIB3270_OPTION opt)
 	hSession->options = opt;
 }
 
+LIB3270_EXPORT unsigned short lib3270_get_color_type(H3270 *hSession)
+{
+	CHECK_SESSION_HANDLE(hSession);
+
+	trace("******************* %d",hSession->colors);
+
+	return hSession->mono ? 2 : hSession->colors;
+}
+
+
 LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_set_color_type(H3270 *hSession, unsigned short colortype)
 {
 	CHECK_SESSION_HANDLE(hSession);
diff --git a/session.c b/session.c
index ec16fdd..7ddde39 100644
--- a/session.c
+++ b/session.c
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ static void lib3270_session_init(H3270 *hSession, const char *model, const char 
 	hSession->saved_wraparound_mode	= 1;
 	hSession->once_cset 			= -1;
 	hSession->state					= LIB3270_ANSI_STATE_DATA;
+	hSession->options				= LIB3270_OPTION_DEFAULTS;
+	hSession->colors				= 16;
+	hSession->m3279					= 1;
 
 	for(f=0;f<4;f++)
 		hSession->csd[f] = hSession->saved_csd[f] = LIB3270_ANSI_CSD_US;
--
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