diff --git a/bin/miaou-bash b/bin/miaou-bash
index 88c7608..99f3f43 100755
--- a/bin/miaou-bash
+++ b/bin/miaou-bash
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ function usage {
 
 function parse_options {
   [[ $# == 0 ]] && >&2 echo 'ERROR: script expected!' && builtin exit 2
+
   if [[ $# == 1 ]]; then
     case "$1" in
     --help) usage && builtin exit ;;
@@ -622,6 +623,7 @@ function parse_options {
     -*) >&2 echo "ERROR: option '$1' unknown!" && usage && builtin exit 2 ;;
     esac
   fi
+
   [[ $1 =~ ^- ]] && >&2 echo "ERROR: too many args $#, either single option or SCRIPT + args accepted!" && builtin exit 2
   SCRIPT="$1"
   [[ ! -v SCRIPT ]] && >&2 echo 'ERROR: script expected!' && builtin exit 2
@@ -629,6 +631,10 @@ function parse_options {
   true
 }
 
+function read {
+  2>&1 builtin read "$@"
+}
+
 ## main
 
 set -euo pipefail