diff --git a/ratatoskr.sh b/ratatoskr.sh
index e70d470..565887a 100755
--- a/ratatoskr.sh
+++ b/ratatoskr.sh
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ get_oauth_token() {
     echo "Welcome to ${softwareName}!"
     echo
     echo "Let's get you connected to your instance."
-    while true; do
-        read -e -p "Enter the URL of a Pleroma instance: " instanceURL
-        if [[ ! "${instanceURL}" =~ ^https://[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$ ]]; then
-            echo "Invalid URL format. Please enter a valid URL that starts with 'https'."
-            echo
-        else
-            break
+    while [[ -z "${instanceURL}" ]]; do
+        echo
+        read -er -p "Enter the URL of a Pleroma instance: " instanceURL
+        if [[ ! "${instanceURL}" =~ ^https:// ]]; then
+            instanceURL="https://${instanceURL}"
         fi
     done
     redirectURI="file://$(realpath ${0})"
@@ -26,10 +24,12 @@ get_oauth_token() {
     # Create the url to get the oauth token
     local url="${instanceURL}/oauth/authorize?client_id=${client_id}&redirect_uri=${redirectURI}&response_type=code&scope=read+write+follow"
     echo "Please open the following url in your browser."
-    echo "Copy the generated token, and paste it here."
+    echo "Copy the generated token, and paste it here, then press enter to continue."
     echo
     echo "${url}"
     echo
+    read -er oauth_token
+    echo "oauth_token=\"${oauth_token}\"" >> "${configPath}/${configFile}"
 }
 
 
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ softwareName="Ratatoskr" # The name of the client.
 # make sure the configuration path exists:
 mkdir -p "${configPath}"
 
-get_oauth_token
+# if the default file doesn't exist, create it
+if [[ ! -e "${configPath}/${configFile}" ]]; then
+    get_oauth_token
+fi
 
 exit 0