diff --git a/modules/dependencies-module.sh b/modules/dependencies-module.sh
index 9411cb0..8248803 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies-module.sh
+++ b/modules/dependencies-module.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,32 @@ function install_dependencies() {
   log "INFO" "Installing dependencies..."
   
   # Make sure TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable is set
+  # Always prompt if we didn't get TRANSMISSION_REMOTE from environment or previous steps
   if [ -z "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" ]; then
-    # Set default to false if not defined
-    export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
-    log "WARN" "TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable was not set, defaulting to local installation"
+    log "WARN" "TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable was not set, asking now..."
+    
+    # Directly ask about remote Transmission
+    echo -e "${BOLD}Transmission Configuration:${NC}"
+    echo -e "Configure connection to your Transmission client:"
+    echo
+    
+    read -p "Is Transmission running on a remote server? (y/n) [n]: " input_remote
+    if [[ $input_remote =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+      export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=true
+      log "INFO" "Remote Transmission selected."
+    else
+      export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
+      log "INFO" "Local Transmission selected."
+    fi
+    
+    # Save this choice to environment file for other scripts
+    echo "export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" > "$(dirname "$(dirname "$0")")/.env.install"
+    chmod +x "$(dirname "$(dirname "$0")")/.env.install"
+  else
+    log "INFO" "Using previously set TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE"
   fi
   
-  log "INFO" "Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"
+  log "INFO" "Proceeding with Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"
   
   # Log transmission mode
   log "INFO" "Proceeding with Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"