diff --git a/src/yaourt.sh.in b/src/yaourt.sh.in
index ac91968..c7b3fc1 100755
--- a/src/yaourt.sh.in
+++ b/src/yaourt.sh.in
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ yaourt_interactive() {
 	SEARCH=1 search 1
 	[[ $PKGSFOUND ]] || die 0
 	prompt $(gettext 'Enter n° of packages to be installed (ex: 1 2 3 or 1-3)')
-	read -ea packagesnum
+	read -a packagesnum
 	[[ $packagesnum ]] || die 0
 	for line in ${packagesnum[@]/,/ }; do
 		(( line )) || die 1	# not a number, range neither