diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/basic_styles.go b/pkg/gui/style/basic_styles.go
index 61db335e3..e37e90001 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/style/basic_styles.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/basic_styles.go
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 package style
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/gookit/color"
 )
 
-// See https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/issues/4238
-// VSCode is soon to fix this in an upcoming update.
-// Once that's done, we can scrap the HIDE_UNDERSCORES variable
-// duplicating because init() isn't always called when we need it
-func init() {
-	HIDE_UNDERSCORES = os.Getenv("TERM_PROGRAM") == "vscode"
-}
-
 var (
 	FgWhite        = FromBasicFg(color.FgWhite)
 	FgLightWhite   = FromBasicFg(color.FgLightWhite)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/style/text_style.go b/pkg/gui/style/text_style.go
index 14fac379b..96d43a8f0 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/style/text_style.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/style/text_style.go
@@ -27,13 +27,21 @@ import (
 // a string, we derive it when a new TextStyle is created and store it in the
 // `style` field.
 
-var HIDE_UNDERSCORES bool
-
 // See https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/issues/4238
 // VSCode is soon to fix this in an upcoming update.
 // Once that's done, we can scrap the HIDE_UNDERSCORES variable
-func init() {
-	HIDE_UNDERSCORES = os.Getenv("TERM_PROGRAM") == "vscode"
+var (
+	underscoreEnvChecked bool
+	hideUnderscores      bool
+)
+
+func hideUnderScores() bool {
+	if !underscoreEnvChecked {
+		hideUnderscores = os.Getenv("TERM_PROGRAM") == "vscode"
+		underscoreEnvChecked = true
+	}
+
+	return hideUnderscores
 }
 
 type TextStyle struct {
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ func (b TextStyle) SetBold() TextStyle {
 }
 
 func (b TextStyle) SetUnderline() TextStyle {
-	if HIDE_UNDERSCORES {
+	if hideUnderScores() {
 		return b
 	}