diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py
index b1267800..3872ac37 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ class Exec(Base):
 
     async def _run_ssh(self, cmd: list[str], cmd_input: str|None, *args, **kwargs) -> Result:
         self.__init_askpass()
-        return await run_cmd(['ssh', self.hostname, join_cmd(cmd)], cmd_input=cmd_input)
+        return await run_cmd(['ssh', self.hostname, join_cmd(cmd)], cmd_input=cmd_input, interactive=self.interactive)
 
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
index de242812..b13c20b8 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ def pretty_cmd(cmd: list[str], wd=None):
     return ret
 
 # See ExecContext.run() for what this function does
-async def run_cmd(*args, ec: ExecContext|None=None, verbose: bool|None=None, **kwargs) -> Result:
+async def run_cmd(*args, ec: ExecContext|None=None, verbose: bool|None=None, interactive: bool=False, **kwargs) -> Result:
     if verbose is None:
         verbose = False if ec is None else ec.verbose_default
     if ec is None:
         from .ec.Local import Local
-        ec = Local(verbose_default=verbose)
+        ec = Local(verbose_default=verbose, interactive=interactive)
     return await ec.run(verbose=verbose, *args, **kwargs)
 
 async def run_curl(args: list[str], parse_json: bool=False, wd=None, throw=None, verbose=None, cmd_input=None, ec: ExecContext|None=None, decode=False) -> dict|str: # export