diff --git a/encode-k3s-yaml.sh b/encode-k3s-yaml.sh
index e4d0e1f..ffbcf79 100755
--- a/encode-k3s-yaml.sh
+++ b/encode-k3s-yaml.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-echo "Provide the public DNS name or IP address of the k3s server:"
-read -r server_url
+# Define a function to read from the terminal
+read_from_terminal() {
+    # Check if a tty is available
+    if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+        # Use 'read -p' if standard input is an interactive terminal
+        read -p "$1" user_input
+    else
+        printf "\n" > /dev/tty
+        # If not interactive (e.g. piped), read from /dev/tty
+        # The '< /dev/tty' redirects input for 'read' to the terminal device
+        read -p "$1" user_input < /dev/tty
+    fi
+    echo "$user_input"
+}
+
+server_url=$(read_from_terminal "Server URL (public DNS name or IP address for the k3s server): ")
+
+workdir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/encode-k3s-yaml.XXXXXX)
 
-workdir = $(mktemp -d /tmp/encode-k3s-yaml.XXXXXX)
 cd $workdir
 echo "Working directory: $workdir"
 pwd