diff --git a/doc/podman-pilot.rst b/doc/podman-pilot.rst
index e4cf7b4..de82631 100644
--- a/doc/podman-pilot.rst
+++ b/doc/podman-pilot.rst
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ OPTIONS
   even if there are files missing. This can lead to a non functional
   instance of course, you have been warned.
 
+%interactive
+
+  Use when running interactive processes like a shell
+
 DEBUGGING
 ---------
 
diff --git a/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs b/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs
index 6e79898..8a7ddf9 100644
--- a/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs
+++ b/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use flakes::command::{CommandError, CommandExtTrait};
 use flakes::container::Container;
 use flakes::config::get_podman_ids_dir;
 
+use std::io;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};
 use std::env;
@@ -477,8 +478,15 @@ pub fn call_instance(
 
     let RuntimeSection { resume, .. } = config().runtime();
 
+    let pilot_options = Lookup::get_pilot_run_options();
+    let mut interactive = false;
+    if pilot_options.contains_key("%interactive") {
+        interactive = true;
+    }
+
     let mut call = user.run("podman");
-    if action == "rm_force" {
+    if action == "rm" || action == "rm_force" {
+        call.stdout(Stdio::null());
         call.arg("rm").arg("--force");
     } else {
         call.arg(action);
@@ -508,18 +516,19 @@ pub fn call_instance(
     if Lookup::is_debug() {
         debug!("{:?}", call.get_args());
     }
-    if action == "rm" || action == "rm_force" {
-        match call.perform() {
+    if interactive {
+        call.status()?;
+    } else {
+        match call.output() {
             Ok(output) => {
-                output
-            }
+                let _ = io::stdout().write_all(&output.stdout);
+                let _ = io::stderr().write_all(&output.stderr);
+            },
             Err(_) => {
                 let _ = Container::podman_setup_permissions();
-                call.perform()?
+                call.output()?;
             }
         };
-    } else {
-        call.status()?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }