diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 63125d7..14a5fe5 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ die() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+# Ensure we're running interactively
+ensure_interactive() {
+    # If stdin is not a terminal, reconnect stdin to /dev/tty
+    if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
+        exec < /dev/tty || die "Failed to connect to terminal. Please run the script directly instead of piping from curl"
+    fi
+}
+
 confirm_symlink() {
     local link="$1"
     local msg="$2"
@@ -88,6 +96,9 @@ EOF
     log_success "Hardware configuration created successfully."
     log_info "Consider adding additional hardware configuration to $config_file"
 
+    # Ensure interactive input before system type selection
+    ensure_interactive
+
     # System type selection
     local systemType
     while true; do
@@ -256,6 +267,9 @@ prepare_hostname() {
         return
     fi
 
+    # Ensure interactive input before hostname prompt
+    ensure_interactive
+
     while true; do
         log_info "Enter the hostname for this machine:"
         read -r hostname