diff --git a/scripts/Arch/Scripts/software.fish b/scripts/Arch/Scripts/software.fish
index 16530db8..0f3f85ef 100755
--- a/scripts/Arch/Scripts/software.fish
+++ b/scripts/Arch/Scripts/software.fish
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ begin
     source "$dir/../../Common/Scripts/software.fish"
 
     function runYay -d "Run yay with pre-configured defaults"
-        yay --needed --answerclean=None --answerdiff=None -Syu $argv
+        if not isatty 0
+            echo "stdin detected" 1>&2
+            cat
+        end | yay --needed --answerclean=None --answerdiff=None -Syu $argv
     end
 
     function yayinst -d "Install yay-package non-interactively"
@@ -12,7 +15,10 @@ begin
     end
 
     function runPacman -d "Run pacman with pre-configured defaults"
-        sudo pacman --needed -Syu $argv
+        if not isatty 0
+            echo "stdin detected" 1>&2
+            cat
+        end | sudo pacman --needed -Syu $argv
     end
 
     function pacinst -d "Install pacman-package non-interactively"