1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/global.cc b/src/global.cc
index 2383dd84..0797ecdf 100644
--- a/src/global.cc
+++ b/src/global.cc
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ void global_scope_t::normalize_report_options(const string& verb)
     cols = rep.HANDLER(columns_).value.to_long();
   else if (const char * columns = std::getenv("COLUMNS"))
     cols = lexical_cast<long>(columns);
+  else
+    cols = 80L;
 
   if (cols > 0) {
     DEBUG("auto.columns", "cols = " << cols);