diff --git a/bump/cli.py b/bump/cli.py
index be7d8e4..7636fed 100644
--- a/bump/cli.py
+++ b/bump/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from typing import Optional
 import bump
 import typer
+import sys
+import select
 
 
 def default(
@@ -9,16 +11,23 @@ def default(
         reset:Optional[bool] = typer.Option(False, help="remove all senders"),
         alert:Optional[bool] = typer.Option(False, help="check continuously for new messages"),
         secret:Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, help="change the sender and e2e keys")):
+
     bp = bump.Bump()
+
+    pipe = None
+    if select.select([sys.stdin,],[],[],0.0)[0]:
+        pipe = sys.stdin.readline()
     if message_arg is not None:
         push(message_arg)
+    elif pipe is not None:
+        push(pipe)
     elif message is not None:
         push(message)
     elif secret is not None:
         secrets(secret)
     elif reset:
         delete_senders()
-    elif alert is not None:
+    elif alert:
         alert_process()
     else:
         info()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 720ccf0..94f0ba9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
     name='bump_python',
     packages=['bump'],
     description='Notify your Phone from Python',
-    version='0.1.4',
+    version='0.1.5',
     url='https://git.maenle.tech/raphael/bump_python',
     author='Raphael Maenle',
     author_email='raphael@maenle.net',