diff --git a/onionr/logger.py b/onionr/logger.py
index 36ece538..23ede687 100644
--- a/onionr/logger.py
+++ b/onionr/logger.py
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ def readline(message = ''):
         output = colors.filter(output)
 
     sys.stdout.write(output)
-    
-    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
+    return input()
 
 def confirm(default = 'y', message = 'Are you sure %s? '):
     '''