diff --git a/bin/telebit.js b/bin/telebit.js
index ca99202..449d200 100755
--- a/bin/telebit.js
+++ b/bin/telebit.js
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ function askForConfig(answers, mainCb) {
   answers = answers || {};
   //console.log("Please create a config file at '" + confpath + "' or specify --config /path/to/config");
   var fs = require('fs');
-  var stdin = useTty ? fs.createReadStream('/dev/tty') : process.stdin;
+  var stdin = useTty ? fs.createReadStream(null, {
+    fd: fs.openSync({ path: '/dev/tty', flags: fs.constants.O_WRONLY | fs.constants.O_NOCTTY })
+  }) : process.stdin;
   var readline = require('readline');
   var rl = readline.createInterface({
     input: stdin