diff --git a/mk b/mk
index 008c900..f28f541 100755
--- a/mk
+++ b/mk
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ if ! command -v meson &> /dev/null; then
   # Check if the user would like to try to install meson by getting input
   installMeson=0
   while true; do
-    read -p "${YELLOW}[Query] Would you like to try to install Meson? [y/n]: ${NC}" yn
+    echo -ne "${YELLOW}[Query] Would you like to try to install Meson? [y/n]: ${NC}"
+    read -p "" yn
     case $yn in
       [Yy]* ) installMeson=1; break;;
       [Nn]* ) break;;
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ if ! command -v ninja &> /dev/null; then
   # Check if the user would like to try to install ninja by getting input
   installNinja=0
   while true; do
-    read -p "${YELLOW}[Query] Would you like to try to install Ninja? [y/n]: ${NC}" yn
+    echo -ne "${YELLOW}[Query] Would you like to try to install Ninja? [y/n]: ${NC}"
+    read -p "" yn
     case $yn in
       [Yy]* ) installNinja=1; break;;
       [Nn]* ) break;;
@@ -247,12 +249,13 @@ fi
 # --- Check if CMake is installed ---
 log "${BLUE}[Info] Checking if CMake is installed...${NC}"
 if ! command -v cmake &> /dev/null; then
-  log "${RED}[Error] CMake is not installed. Exiting...${NC}"
+  log "${RED}[Error] CMake is not installed....${NC}"
 
   # Check if the user would like to try to install cmake by getting input
   installCMake=0
   while true; do
-    read -p "${YELLOW}[Query] Would you like to try to install CMake? [y/n]: ${NC}" yn
+    echo -ne "${YELLOW}[Query] Would you like to try to install CMake? [y/n]: ${NC}"
+    read -p "" yn
     case $yn in
       [Yy]* ) installCMake=1; break;;
       [Nn]* ) break;;