diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dac2423..4688c62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ Mac & Linux
 
 Open Terminal and run this install script:
 
+```
+curl -fsSL https://get.telebit.cloud/ | bash
+```
+
+<!--
 ```
 bash <( curl -fsSL https://get.telebit.cloud/ )
 ```
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ Note: **fish**, **zsh**, and other **non-bash** users should do this
 curl -fsSL https://get.telebit.cloud/ > get.sh; bash get.sh
 ```
 </small>
+-->
 
 Of course, feel free to inspect the install script before you run it.
 
diff --git a/usr/share/install_helper.sh b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
index 925a7e2..9b40232 100644
--- a/usr/share/install_helper.sh
+++ b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #  system daemon launcher, etc. Also, this is designed to be
 #  reusable with many apps and services, so it's very variabled...
 
+# hack to allow calling script to finish before this executes
+sleep 0.1
+
 set -e
 set -u
 
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ my_name="Telebit Remote"
 my_repo="telebit.js"
 my_root=${my_root:-} # todo better install script
 sudo_cmd="sudo"
+exec 3<>/dev/tty
+read_cmd="read -u 3"
 # TODO detect if rsync is available and use rsync -a (more portable)
 rsync_cmd="cp -pPR"
 
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ if [ -z "${my_email}" ]; then
   echo "To accept the Terms of Service for Telebit, Greenlock and Let's Encrypt,"
   echo "please enter your email."
   echo ""
-  read -p "email: " my_email
+  $read_cmd -p "email: " my_email
   echo ""
   # UX - just want a smooth transition
   sleep 0.5
@@ -68,8 +73,8 @@ if [ -z "${my_relay}" ]; then
   echo "What self-hosted relay will you be using?"
   #echo "What relay will you be using? (press enter for default)"
   echo ""
-  #read -p "relay [default: wss://www.telebit.cloud]: " my_relay
-  read -p "relay: " my_relay
+  #$read_cmd -p "relay [default: wss://www.telebit.cloud]: " my_relay
+  $read_cmd -p "relay: " my_relay
   echo ""
   my_relay=${2:-wss://www.telebit.cloud}
   # UX - just want a smooth transition
@@ -80,8 +85,8 @@ if [ -z "${my_servernames}" ]; then
   #echo "What servername(s) will you be relaying here? (press enter for default)"
   echo "What servername(s) will you be relaying here?"
   echo ""
-  #read -p "domain [default: <random>.telebit.cloud]: " my_servernames
-  read -p "domain: " my_servernames
+  #$read_cmd -p "domain [default: <random>.telebit.cloud]: " my_servernames
+  $read_cmd -p "domain: " my_servernames
   echo ""
   # UX - just want a smooth transition
   sleep 0.5
@@ -91,8 +96,8 @@ if [ -z "${my_secret}" ]; then
   #echo "What's your authorization for the relay server? (press enter for default)"
   echo "What's your authorization for the relay server?"
   echo ""
-  #read -p "auth [default: new account]: " my_secret
-  read -p "secret: " my_secret
+  #$read_cmd -p "auth [default: new account]: " my_secret
+  $read_cmd -p "secret: " my_secret
   echo ""
   # UX - just want a smooth transition
   sleep 0.5