diff --git a/bin/confetty b/bin/confetty
index 1ab7ee9b..fe76fa33 100755
--- a/bin/confetty
+++ b/bin/confetty
@@ -313,4 +313,5 @@ while not doexit:
             else:
                 command = fh.readline()
                 do_command(command, server)
+consoleonly = True
 exit()