diff --git a/rootfs.py b/rootfs.py
index 5a9e7988..5f3c9668 100755
--- a/rootfs.py
+++ b/rootfs.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def create_configuration_file(args):
         config.write(f"UPDATE_CHECKSUMS={args.update_checksums}\n")
         config.write(f"JOBS={args.cores}\n")
         config.write(f"INTERNAL_CI={args.internal_ci or False}\n")
+        config.write(f"INTERACTIVE={args.interactive}\n")
         config.write(f"BARE_METAL={args.bare_metal}\n")
         if (args.bare_metal or args.qemu) and not args.kernel:
             if args.repo or args.external_sources:
@@ -70,21 +71,24 @@ def main():
                         help="Force all files timestamps to be 0 unix time",
                         action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--update-checksums",
-                        help="Update checksum files.",
+                        help="Update checksum files",
                         action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--external-sources",
-                        help="Download sources externally from live-bootstrap.",
+                        help="Download sources externally from live-bootstrap",
                         action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--build-kernels",
-                        help="Also build kernels in chroot and bwrap builds.",
+                        help="Also build kernels in chroot and bwrap builds",
                         action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--no-create-config",
                         help="Do not automatically create config file",
                         action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-i", "--interactive",
+                        help="Use interactive prompts to resolve issues during bootstrap",
+                        action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-r", "--repo",
-                        help="Path to prebuilt binary packages.", nargs=None)
+                        help="Path to prebuilt binary packages", nargs=None)
     parser.add_argument("--early-preseed",
-                        help="Skip early stages of live-bootstrap.", nargs=None)
+                        help="Skip early stages of live-bootstrap", nargs=None)
     parser.add_argument("--internal-ci", help="INTERNAL for github CI")
 
     # QEMU arguments
diff --git a/seed/script-generator.c b/seed/script-generator.c
index 65daa387..f22db09f 100644
--- a/seed/script-generator.c
+++ b/seed/script-generator.c
@@ -425,7 +425,17 @@ FILE *start_script(int id, int using_bash) {
 
 	if (using_bash) {
 		fputs("#!/bin/bash\n", out);
-		fputs("set -e\n", out);
+		if (strcmp(get_var("INTERACTIVE"), "True") == 0) {
+			if (using_bash != 1) {
+				fputs("set -E\ntrap 'env PS1=\"[TRAP] \\w # \" bash -i' ERR\n", out);
+			} else {
+				fputs("set -E\ntrap 'bash -c '\"'\"'while true; do printf \""
+				"[TRAP - use Ctrl+D] $(pwd) # \"; $(cat); done'\"'\"'' ERR\n",
+				out);
+			}
+		} else {
+			fputs("set -e\n", out);
+		}
 		fputs("cd /steps\n", out);
 		fputs(". ./bootstrap.cfg\n", out);
 		fputs(". ./env\n", out);
@@ -537,7 +547,7 @@ void generate(Directive *directives) {
 					 */
 					generate_preseed_jump(counter);
 				}
-				using_bash = 1;
+				using_bash += 1;
 				/* Create call to new script. */
 				output_call_script(out, "", int2str(counter, 10, 0), using_bash, 0);
 				fclose(out);