diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 6b184a2..ac7b19a 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -1,23 +1,36 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "_ct_shared.h"
 #include "term.h"
 
-int getterm(struct ct_term *const term) {
-  if ((term->fd = open("/dev/tty", O_RDONLY)) == -1)
-    return 1;
-  if (tcgetattr(term->fd, &term->termios0) == -1)
-    return 1;
-  term->termios = term->termios0;
-  return 0;
+int stashterm(const struct ct_term **const term) {
+  struct ct_term *t = (struct ct_term *)malloc(sizeof(struct ct_term));
+
+  t->fd = open("/dev/tty", O_RDONLY);
+  if (t->fd == -1)
+    goto fail;
+  else if (tcgetattr(t->fd, &t->termios0) == -1) {
+    close(t->fd);
+    goto fail;
+  }
+  t->termios = t->termios0;
+
+  *term = t;
+  return OK;
+
+fail:
+  free(t);
+  return ERR;
 }
 
-void endterm(struct ct_term *const term) {
+void resetterm(struct ct_term *const term) {
   if (term->fd != -1) {
     close(term->fd);
-    /* WARNING: should tcsetattr instead be called on term->fd before closing? */
+    /* WARNING: should tcsetattr instead be called on term->fd before closing?
+     */
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &term->termios0);
   }
   free(term);
@@ -26,9 +39,9 @@ void endterm(struct ct_term *const term) {
 int termsize(struct ct_term *const term) {
   struct winsize argp;
   if (ioctl(term->fd, TIOCGWINSZ, &argp) == -1)
-    return 1;
+    return ERR;
 
   term->rows = argp.ws_row;
   term->cols = argp.ws_col;
-  return 0;
+  return OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/term.h b/src/term.h
index ba6c417..43a3a05 100644
--- a/src/term.h
+++ b/src/term.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ struct ct_term {
   struct termios termios;
 };
 
-int getterm(struct ct_term *const term);
-void endterm(struct ct_term *const term);
+int stashterm(const struct ct_term **const term);
+void resetterm(struct ct_term *const term);
 int termsize(struct ct_term *const term);
 
 #endif /* _CURSETREE_TERM_H */