diff --git a/bin/scp2 b/bin/scp2
index 3883168..166fc5e 100755
--- a/bin/scp2
+++ b/bin/scp2
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
+var prompt = require("prompt");
 var client = require('../');
 
+prompt.message = "";
+
 main(process.argv.slice());
 
 function main(argv) {
@@ -76,10 +79,20 @@ function main(argv) {
 
   client.on('error', function(err) {
     if (err.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-      prompt('  password: ', function(val) {
+      prompt.start();
+      prompt.get({
+        properties: {
+          password: {
+            hidden: true
+          }
+        }
+      }, function(err, values) {
+        if(err) {
+          process.exit(0);
+        }
         client.close();
         delete client.__ssh;
-        defaults.password = val;
+        defaults.password = values.password;
         scp(src, dest, defaults);
       });
     } else {
@@ -92,8 +105,18 @@ function main(argv) {
     defaults.privateKey = fs.readFileSync(identify);
     scp(src, dest, defaults);
   } else if (!password) {
-    prompt('  password: ', function(val) {
-      defaults.password = val;
+    prompt.start();
+    prompt.get({
+      properties: {
+        password: {
+          hidden: true
+        }
+      }
+    }, function(err, values) {
+      if(err) {
+        process.exit(0);
+      }
+      defaults.password = values.password;
       scp(src, dest, defaults);
     });
   } else {
@@ -163,14 +186,6 @@ function printLog(quiet) {
   }
 }
 
-function prompt(str, fn) {
-  process.stdout.write(str);
-  process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
-  process.stdin.once('data', function(val) {
-    fn(val.trim());
-  }).resume();
-}
-
 function scp(src, dest, defaults) {
   console.log();
   client.defaults(defaults);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 939a070..c24c451 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "async": "~0.9.0",
     "glob": "~7.0.3",
     "lodash": "~4.11.1",
+    "prompt": "^1.0.0",
     "ssh2": "^0.6.0"
   },
   "repository": {