diff --git a/bin/compose b/bin/compose
index 56b49bd..8f01e94 100755
--- a/bin/compose
+++ b/bin/compose
@@ -1000,8 +1000,11 @@ run() {
         set -- "${cmd_args[@]}"
     fi
 
-    [ -t 0 ] && docker_run_opts+=("-i")
-    [ -t 1 ] && docker_run_opts+=("-t")
+    ## XXXvlab: can't see a place where we wouldn't want to link stdin
+    ## to internal process be it a terminal or not.
+    docker_run_opts+=("-i")
+    ## If stdin is a not a tty, then adding ``-t`` will fail
+    [ -t 0 -a -t 1 ] && docker_run_opts+=("-t")
 
     debug "${WHITE}Launching:${NORMAL}"
     if [ -n "$DEBUG" ] || [ -n "$DRY_RUN" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index f141b95..74bf402 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ _run_service_action_direct() {
         export SERVICE_CONFIGSTORE="$CONFIGSTORE/$service"
         exname="$exname $ACTION_NAME $SERVICE_NAME" \
               stdbuf -oL -eL bash -c 'charm.run_direct_action "$@"' -- "$charm" "$action" "$@"
-    )
+    ) 0<&6  ## inject general stdin
 }
 export -f _run_service_action_direct
 
@@ -2812,6 +2812,7 @@ export -f has_service_action
 run_service_action () {
     local service="$1" action="$2"
     shift ; shift
+    exec 6<&0   ## saving stdin
     {
         if ! read-0 action_type; then
             info "Service $DARKYELLOW$service$NORMAL does not have any action $DARKCYAN$action$NORMAL defined."
@@ -2820,8 +2821,9 @@ run_service_action () {
         fi
 
         "_run_service_action_${action_type}" "$service" "$action" "$@"
-
     } < <(has_service_action "$service" "$action")
+
+    exec 0<&6 6<&-  ## restoring stdin
 }
 export -f run_service_action