diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.py b/scripts/bootstrap.py
index 715ab83..480c90f 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.py
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.py
@@ -928,15 +928,20 @@ def main() -> int:
     if (sys.stdin.isatty() or sys.stdout.isatty()) and not args.quiet:
         sel = _interactive_menu()
         if sel == "install":
-            if not is_in_repo:
+            # If running via pipe/standalone or not in a repo, ask for installation path
+            if not is_in_repo or script_path is None:
                 if not shutil.which("git"):
                     print("\nError: 'git' was not found on your PATH.", file=sys.stderr)
                     print("Please install Git (https://git-scm.com/) and try again.", file=sys.stderr)
                     return 1
 
                 try:
-                    default_install = Path.cwd() / "Medios-Macina"
-                    print(f"\nNo repository found. Where should Medeos-Macina be installed?")
+                    if is_in_repo:
+                        default_install = repo_root
+                    else:
+                        default_install = Path.cwd() / "Medios-Macina"
+
+                    print(f"\nWhere would you like to install Medeos-Macina?")
                     install_dir_raw = input(f"Installation directory [{default_install}]: ").strip()
                     if not install_dir_raw:
                         install_path = default_install
@@ -951,7 +956,8 @@ def main() -> int:
                 
                 # Check if it already has a repo (user might have chosen an existing folder)
                 if _is_valid_mm_repo(install_path):
-                    print(f"Found existing repository in {install_path}.")
+                    if not args.quiet:
+                        print(f"Using existing repository in {install_path}.")
                     repo_root = install_path
                 else:
                     print(f"Cloning Medeos-Macina into {install_path} (depth 1)...")
@@ -965,8 +971,9 @@ def main() -> int:
                 
                 # Change directory to the newly established repo root
                 os.chdir(str(repo_root))
-                print(f"\nSuccessfully set up repository at {repo_root}")
-                print("Resuming bootstrap...\n")
+                if not args.quiet:
+                    print(f"\nSuccessfully set up repository at {repo_root}")
+                    print("Resuming bootstrap...\n")
                 
                 # Re-initialize script_dir for the rest of the script 
                 # as if we started inside the repo scripts folder.