diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 018ab2baa..f9fe61e1b 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class Boss:
             end_kitten = create_kitten_handler(kitten, orig_args)
             args[0:0] = [config_dir, kitten]
             type_of_input = end_kitten.type_of_input
-            if type_of_input in ('text', 'history', 'ansi', 'ansi-history', 'screen', 'screen-history', 'screen-ansi-history'):
+            if type_of_input in ('text', 'history', 'ansi', 'ansi-history', 'screen', 'screen-history', 'screen-ansi', 'screen-ansi-history'):
                 data = w.as_text(
                         as_ansi='ansi' in type_of_input,
                         add_history='history' in type_of_input,