diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 7f851c9..a6aa6b1 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@
 
 (use-package helm-mt
   :bind (("C-c z" . helm-mt))
-  :hook (term-exec . toggle-truncate-lines))
+  ;; hooks for fish shell (term-mode for Emacs 26 and term-exec for
+  ;; Emacs 27)
+  :hook ((term-mode . toggle-truncate-lines)
+	 (term-exec . toggle-truncate-lines)))
 
 
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