diff --git a/bin/initDesktop b/bin/initDesktop
index 350e08b..159464f 100755
--- a/bin/initDesktop
+++ b/bin/initDesktop
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Set up my desktop/laptop with all default setttings that I want.
 #
 # uses salt-call masterless configuration.
+#
+# to auto answer YES set the INITDESKTOP_YES=1 environment variable
 
 DOTFILES_REPO="$HOME/.dotfiles"
 DOTFILES_REMOTE="https://git.rre.nu:443/jonas/dotfiles.git"
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ DOTFILES_REMOTE="https://git.rre.nu:443/jonas/dotfiles.git"
 set -aeo pipefail
 
 function asktobreak(){
+    if [[ "$INITDESKTOP_YES" == 1 ]];then
+        return 1
+    fi
     printf "Do you want to run this step (y/n)"
     while read -r -n 1 -s answer; do
         if [[ $answer == [YyNn] ]];then