diff --git a/scripts/bin/bazel b/scripts/bin/bazel
index aba155b..091242a 100755
--- a/scripts/bin/bazel
+++ b/scripts/bin/bazel
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@
     exit 1
 fi
 
-exec podman exec -it monogon-dev bazel --output_user_root ${HOME}/.cache/bazel-monogon "$@"
+if [ -t 1 ]; then
+  EXTRA_ARGS=-t
+else
+  EXTRA_ARGS=
+fi
+
+exec podman exec -i $EXTRA_ARGS monogon-dev bazel --output_user_root ${HOME}/.cache/bazel-monogon "$@"