diff --git a/infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh b/infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
index 0c4e7ad40..74f9b6398 100644
--- a/infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
+++ b/infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ check_nb_domain() {
 read_nb_domain() {
   READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN=""
   echo -n "Enter the domain you want to use for NetBird (e.g. netbird.my-domain.com): " > /dev/stderr
-  read -r READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN
+  read -r READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN < /dev/tty
   if ! check_nb_domain "$READ_NETBIRD_DOMAIN"; then
     read_nb_domain
   fi