diff --git a/runner/hello.txt b/runner/hello.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f83d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/hello.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lkjdfslka
+
diff --git a/runner/jt.sh b/runner/jt.sh
index d326df1..279eb35 100755
--- a/runner/jt.sh
+++ b/runner/jt.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # )
 
 JSON=$(cat <<'EOF'
-{"command":"nano","args":["-w","./hello.txt"],"ssh":{"host":"localhost","user":"j","key":"auto"},"options":{"interactive":true},"env":{"TERM":"xterm-256color"}}
+{"command":"nano","args":["-w","./hello.txt"],"options":{"interactive":true}}
 EOF
 )
 
diff --git a/runner/src/runner.cpp b/runner/src/runner.cpp
index 1e9bfa6..bdb25e9 100644
--- a/runner/src/runner.cpp
+++ b/runner/src/runner.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ int Runner::execute_ssh(
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_PORT, &port);
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_USER, user.c_str());
     
+    // Set pseudo-terminal flag (equivalent to ssh -tt)
+    int flag = 1;
+    ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_STRICTHOSTKEYCHECK, &flag);
+    
     // Connect to server
     int rc = ssh_connect(session);
     if (rc != SSH_OK) {
@@ -426,19 +430,28 @@ int Runner::execute_ssh(
     if (interactive) {
         // Request a pseudo-terminal for interactive commands with specific term type
         const char* term_type = "xterm-256color";
+        
+        // Force PTY allocation first with basic settings
+        rc = ssh_channel_request_pty(channel);
+        if (rc != SSH_OK) {
+            std::cerr << "Error requesting basic PTY: " << ssh_get_error(session) << std::endl;
+            ssh_channel_close(channel);
+            ssh_channel_free(channel);
+            ssh_disconnect(session);
+            ssh_free(session);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        
+        // Then set the size and term type
         rc = ssh_channel_request_pty_size(channel, term_type, 80, 24);
         if (rc != SSH_OK) {
-            // Fallback to basic PTY request
-            std::cerr << "Warning: Could not set PTY with size, falling back to basic PTY" << std::endl;
-            rc = ssh_channel_request_pty(channel);
-            if (rc != SSH_OK) {
-                std::cerr << "Error requesting PTY: " << ssh_get_error(session) << std::endl;
-                ssh_channel_close(channel);
-                ssh_channel_free(channel);
-                ssh_disconnect(session);
-                ssh_free(session);
-                return -1;
-            }
+            std::cerr << "Warning: Could not set PTY size, but continuing anyway" << std::endl;
+        }
+        
+        // Set up terminal mode to be more raw (important for full-screen apps)
+        if (env.find("TERM") == env.end()) {
+            // Add TERM environment if not present
+            cmd_stream << "export TERM=\"" << term_type << "\"; ";
         }
     }