diff --git a/install-script.sh b/install-script.sh
index 4862e2c..ab8e847 100755
--- a/install-script.sh
+++ b/install-script.sh
@@ -1173,10 +1173,19 @@ echo -e "${BOLD}Transmission Configuration:${NC}"
 echo -e "Configure connection to your Transmission client:"
 echo
 
-# If stdin is not a terminal (pipe or redirect), assume default
+# If stdin is not a terminal (pipe or redirect), read from stdin
 if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
-  input_remote=$(head -n 1) # Read first line from stdin
+  # Save all input to a temporary file
+  INPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)
+  cat > "$INPUT_FILE"
+  
+  # Read the first line as the remote selection
+  input_remote=$(awk 'NR==1{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
   echo "DEBUG: Non-interactive mode detected, read input: '$input_remote'"
+  
+  # Keep the rest of the input for later use
+  tail -n +2 "$INPUT_FILE" > "${INPUT_FILE}.rest"
+  mv "${INPUT_FILE}.rest" "$INPUT_FILE"
 else
   read -p "Is Transmission running on a remote server? (y/n) [n]: " input_remote
 fi
@@ -1194,14 +1203,29 @@ fi
 if [ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = "true" ]; then
   # Get remote transmission details
   if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
-    # Non-interactive mode - try to read from stdin with defaults
-    TRANSMISSION_HOST=$(head -n 1 || echo "localhost")
-    TRANSMISSION_PORT=$(head -n 1 || echo "9091")
-    TRANSMISSION_USER=$(head -n 1 || echo "")
-    TRANSMISSION_PASS=$(head -n 1 || echo "")
-    TRANSMISSION_RPC_PATH=$(head -n 1 || echo "/transmission/rpc")
-    REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR=$(head -n 1 || echo "/var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads")
-    LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR=$(head -n 1 || echo "/mnt/transmission-downloads")
+    # Non-interactive mode - we already have input saved to INPUT_FILE
+    # from the previous step
+    
+    # Read each line from the input file
+    TRANSMISSION_HOST=$(awk 'NR==1{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    TRANSMISSION_PORT=$(awk 'NR==2{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    TRANSMISSION_USER=$(awk 'NR==3{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    TRANSMISSION_PASS=$(awk 'NR==4{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    TRANSMISSION_RPC_PATH=$(awk 'NR==5{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR=$(awk 'NR==6{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR=$(awk 'NR==7{print}' "$INPUT_FILE")
+    
+    # Use defaults for empty values
+    TRANSMISSION_HOST=${TRANSMISSION_HOST:-"localhost"}
+    TRANSMISSION_PORT=${TRANSMISSION_PORT:-"9091"}
+    TRANSMISSION_USER=${TRANSMISSION_USER:-""}
+    TRANSMISSION_PASS=${TRANSMISSION_PASS:-""}
+    TRANSMISSION_RPC_PATH=${TRANSMISSION_RPC_PATH:-"/transmission/rpc"}
+    REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR=${REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR:-"/var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads"}
+    LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR=${LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR:-"/mnt/transmission-downloads"}
+    
+    # Clean up
+    rm -f "$INPUT_FILE"
     echo "DEBUG: Non-interactive mode with remote details:"
     echo "DEBUG: Host: $TRANSMISSION_HOST, Port: $TRANSMISSION_PORT"
     echo "DEBUG: Remote dir: $REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR, Local dir: $LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR"