diff --git a/src/terminal/ansi.ts b/src/terminal/ansi.ts
index f491627..a7159c8 100644
--- a/src/terminal/ansi.ts
+++ b/src/terminal/ansi.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const keyCtrlD = String.fromCharCode(4);
 const saveScreen = CSI + "?47h";
 const restoreScreen = CSI + "?47l";
 const clearScreen = CSI + "2J";
+export const enableWin32InputMode = CSI + "?9001h";
 const cursorTo = (x: number, y: number) => {
   return CSI + (y + 1) + SEP + (x + 1) + "H";
 };
diff --git a/src/trace/tracer.ts b/src/trace/tracer.ts
index c8bd711..e69ffc5 100644
--- a/src/trace/tracer.ts
+++ b/src/trace/tracer.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import zlib from "node:zlib";
 import process from "node:process";
 import fsAsync from "node:fs/promises";
 import { promisify } from "node:util";
+import { enableWin32InputMode } from "../terminal/ansi.js";
 
 export type TracePoint = DataTracePoint | SizeTracePoint;
 
@@ -75,8 +76,20 @@ export const saveTrace = async (
   if (!fs.existsSync(traceFolder)) {
     await fsAsync.mkdir(traceFolder, { recursive: true });
   }
+
+  // remove win32-input-mode enable sequence if it comes through data
+  const cleanedTracePoints = tracePoints.map((tracePoint) => {
+    if ("data" in tracePoint) {
+      return {
+        ...tracePoint,
+        data: tracePoint.data.replaceAll(enableWin32InputMode, ""),
+      };
+    }
+    return tracePoint;
+  });
+
   const trace: Trace = {
-    tracePoints,
+    tracePoints: cleanedTracePoints,
     attempt,
     ...testName(testId),
   };