diff --git a/scripts/Unix/generate-environment-file.sh b/scripts/Unix/generate-environment-file.sh
index eeac970d..fafc8dcb 100755
--- a/scripts/Unix/generate-environment-file.sh
+++ b/scripts/Unix/generate-environment-file.sh
@@ -8,38 +8,28 @@ get_random_hex() {
 }
 
 prompt_default() {
+  local response=""
   if [ -t 0 ]; then
-    printf "Enter %s [%s]: " "$1" "$2"
-    if read -r response </dev/tty; then
-      :
-    else
-      response=""
-    fi
-  else
-    response=""
+    read -r -p "Enter $1 [$2]: " response </dev/tty || response=""
   fi
+
   if [ -z "${response//[[:space:]]/}" ]; then
-    echo "$2"
+    printf '%s\n' "$2"
   else
-    echo "$response"
+    printf '%s\n' "$response"
   fi
 }
 
 prompt_autogen() {
+  local response=""
   if [ -t 0 ]; then
-    printf "Enter %s (leave blank to auto-generate): " "$1"
-    if read -r response </dev/tty; then
-      :
-    else
-      response=""
-    fi
-  else
-    response=""
+    read -r -p "Enter $1 (leave blank to auto-generate): " response </dev/tty || response=""
   fi
+
   if [ -z "${response//[[:space:]]/}" ]; then
     get_random_hex "$2"
   else
-    echo "$response"
+    printf '%s\n' "$response"
   fi
 }