diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index e3726ec..78c7439 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ forgejo_ssh_key() {
   echo "Applications tab -> Manage Access Tokens -> name it, grant 'write:user'"
   echo "scope (or tick 'user' read+write) -> Generate Token -> copy it now, it's"
   echo "only shown once."
+  echo "Paste the token below, then press Enter and then Ctrl-D to finish:"
   local token
-  read -r -s -e -p "Forgejo access token (used once, not stored): " token
-  echo
+  token=$(cat)
   token="${token//[[:space:]]/}"
   if [ -z "$token" ]; then
     echo "Captured: empty (nothing came through - paste may not have worked in this terminal)"