diff --git a/launcher.sh b/launcher.sh
index 326767e..74ca5fa 100755
--- a/launcher.sh
+++ b/launcher.sh
@@ -709,11 +709,9 @@ main() {
         show_main_menu
 
         # Read from terminal (use /dev/tty directly for interaction)
-        if read -r choice 2>/dev/null </dev/tty; then
-            :  # Input read successfully
-        else
-            # No terminal available, exit gracefully
-            exit 0
+        if ! read -r choice 2>/dev/null </dev/tty; then
+            # No terminal available, return from function gracefully
+            return 0
         fi
 
         case $choice in