diff --git a/runner/runner.cpp b/runner/runner.cpp
index 4b0f8da..009ff54 100644
--- a/runner/runner.cpp
+++ b/runner/runner.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ int execute_cmd(
     }
 
     int pipefd[2];
-    if (output && pipe(pipefd) == -1) {
+    bool use_pipe = output && !interactive;
+    if (use_pipe && pipe(pipefd) == -1) {
         perror("pipe");
         return -1;
     }
@@ -45,12 +46,12 @@ int execute_cmd(
         for (const auto& kv : env) {
             setenv(kv.first.c_str(), kv.second.c_str(), 1);
         }
-        if (output) {
+        if (use_pipe) {
             close(pipefd[0]);
             dup2(pipefd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
             dup2(pipefd[1], STDERR_FILENO);
             close(pipefd[1]);
-        } else if (silent) {
+        } else if (silent && !interactive) {
             int devnull = open("/dev/null", O_WRONLY);
             dup2(devnull, STDOUT_FILENO);
             dup2(devnull, STDERR_FILENO);
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ int execute_cmd(
         exit(-1);
     } else {
         // Parent process
-        if (output) {
+        if (use_pipe) {
             close(pipefd[1]);
             std::ostringstream oss;
             char buf[4096];