diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index 0751d1af..ae7ea6a4 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -831,8 +831,7 @@ action(struct terminal *term, enum action _action, uint8_t c)
             break;
 
         default:
-            LOG_ERR("execute: unimplemented: %c (0x%02x)", c, c);
-            abort();
+            LOG_WARN("execute: ignoring: %c (0x%02x)", c, c);
             break;
         }