diff --git a/install-dat-release.sh b/install-dat-release.sh
index 5794ae9..4ac7c09 100644
--- a/install-dat-release.sh
+++ b/install-dat-release.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ check_if_running_as_root() {
   # If you want to run as another user, please modify $UID to be owned by this user
   if [[ "$UID" -ne '0' ]]; then
     echo "Warning: You are not root, and you may reach insufficient permission errors."
-    read -p "Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] " prompt
+    read -r -p "Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] " prompt
     if [[ $prompt == "y" || $prompt == "Y" || $prompt == "yes" || $prompt == "Yes" ]]
     then
       echo "Continuing the installation with current user..."