diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 43c9925..4e0fb84 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ostiary"
-version = "1.1.3"
+version = "1.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7d08af6..b969d1e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ostiary"
-version = "1.1.3"
+version = "1.1.4"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b790a77..d27f444 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ mod updater;
 
 use std::io;
 use anyhow::Result;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use libc;
 use crossterm::{
     event::{DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture},
     execute,
@@ -29,6 +31,18 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         config::Config::create_with_endpoint(&url, &name)?
     };
 
+    // Before initializing the TUI, ensure our process group is the terminal's
+    // foreground group. When launched from a non-interactive install script on
+    // macOS, the parent shell may not have granted terminal ownership, causing
+    // crossterm's kqueue-based input reader to fail silently.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+        if let Ok(tty) = std::fs::File::open("/dev/tty") {
+            unsafe { libc::tcsetpgrp(tty.as_raw_fd(), libc::getpgrp()); }
+        }
+    }
+
     enable_raw_mode()?;
     let mut stdout = io::stdout();
     execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen, EnableMouseCapture)?;