diff --git a/scripts/moonarch-update b/scripts/moonarch-update
index 327d381..60a8ecf 100755
--- a/scripts/moonarch-update
+++ b/scripts/moonarch-update
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# --- i18n ---
-# Reuse pacman's gettext catalog for prompts that match upstream msgids.
-# For moonarch-specific strings fall back to _t() inline translation.
-export TEXTDOMAIN=pacman
-export TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale
-YN=$(gettext "[Y/n]")
-
 _t() {
     # _t "english" "deutsch" — picks by $LANG
     case "${LANG%%.*}" in
@@ -21,19 +14,27 @@ _t() {
 
 # Pause on exit when launched from a GUI (Waybar sets MOONUP_WAIT=1).
 # Runs via trap so it fires even when `set -e` aborts the script mid-way.
+# Reads from /dev/tty because stdin may have been drained/closed by pacman/paru.
 _pause_on_exit() {
     local rc=$?
-    if [[ -n "${MOONUP_WAIT:-}" && -t 0 ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "${MOONUP_WAIT:-}" ]]; then
         echo
         if (( rc != 0 )); then
             echo -e "\e[1;31m[Moonarch ERROR]\e[0m $(_t "Exited with error (code $rc)" "Mit Fehler beendet (Code $rc)")" >&2
         fi
-        read -n 1 -s -r -p "$(_t "Press any key to close..." "Beliebige Taste drücken zum Schließen …")" || true
+        read -n 1 -s -r -p "$(_t "Press any key to close..." "Beliebige Taste drücken zum Schließen …")" < /dev/tty || true
         echo
     fi
 }
 trap _pause_on_exit EXIT
 
+# --- i18n ---
+# Reuse pacman's gettext catalog for prompts that match upstream msgids.
+# For moonarch-specific strings fall back to _t() inline translation.
+export TEXTDOMAIN=pacman
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale
+YN=$(gettext "[Y/n]")
+
 # --- Helper functions ---
 
 log() {
@@ -49,7 +50,9 @@ read_packages() {
 }
 
 confirm() {
-    read -r -p ":: $1 $YN " response
+    # Read from /dev/tty so stdin state (drained by pacman/paru, closed by
+    # a Waybar launch) doesn't auto-confirm prompts by returning empty input.
+    read -r -p ":: $1 $YN " response < /dev/tty
     [[ -z "$response" || "$response" =~ ^[yYjJ]$ ]]
 }