diff --git a/scripts/console.php b/scripts/console.php
index 329caf4724..8b62a3a967 100755
--- a/scripts/console.php
+++ b/scripts/console.php
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ function console_help()
 if (CONSOLE_INTERACTIVE) {
     print "StatusNet interactive PHP console... type ctrl+D or enter 'exit' to exit.\n";
     $prompt = common_config('site', 'name') . '> ';
+} else {
+    $prompt = '';
 }
 while (!feof(STDIN)) {
     $line = read_input_line($prompt);