diff --git a/kittens/ssh/main.py b/kittens/ssh/main.py
index c1db91f24..1e7948b4f 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/main.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/main.py
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ def prepare_exec_cmd(remote_args: Sequence[str], is_python: bool) -> str:
 def bootstrap_script(
     script_type: str = 'sh', remote_args: Sequence[str] = (),
     ssh_opts_dict: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {},
-    test_script: str = '', request_id: Optional[str] = None, cli_hostname: str = '', cli_uname: str = ''
+    test_script: str = '', request_id: Optional[str] = None, cli_hostname: str = '', cli_uname: str = '',
+    request_data: str = '1',
 ) -> Tuple[str, Dict[str, str], SharedMemory]:
     if request_id is None:
         request_id = os.environ['KITTY_PID'] + '-' + os.environ['KITTY_WINDOW_ID']
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ def bootstrap_script(
         atexit.register(shm.unlink)
     replacements = {
         'DATA_PASSWORD': pw, 'PASSWORD_FILENAME': shm.name, 'EXEC_CMD': exec_cmd, 'TEST_SCRIPT': test_script,
-        'REQUEST_ID': request_id
+        'REQUEST_ID': request_id, 'REQUEST_DATA': request_data,
     }
     return prepare_script(ans, replacements), replacements, shm
 
diff --git a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
index c99c41cbc..b7a58c409 100644
--- a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
+++ b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import tty
 tty_fd = -1
 original_termios_state = None
 data_dir = shell_integration_dir = ''
+request_data = int('REQUEST_DATA')
 leading_data = b''
 HOME = os.path.expanduser('~')
 login_shell = pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid()).pw_shell or 'sh'
@@ -217,23 +218,25 @@ def main():
     except OSError:
         pass
     else:
-        try:
-            original_termios_state = termios.tcgetattr(tty_fd)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            tty.setraw(tty_fd, termios.TCSANOW)
-            new_state = termios.tcgetattr(tty_fd)
-            new_state[3] &= ~termios.ECHO
-            new_state[-1][termios.VMIN] = 1
-            new_state[-1][termios.VTIME] = 0
-            termios.tcsetattr(tty_fd, termios.TCSANOW, new_state)
-    if original_termios_state is not None:
-        try:
+        if request_data:
+            try:
+                original_termios_state = termios.tcgetattr(tty_fd)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                tty.setraw(tty_fd, termios.TCSANOW)
+                new_state = termios.tcgetattr(tty_fd)
+                new_state[3] &= ~termios.ECHO
+                new_state[-1][termios.VMIN] = 1
+                new_state[-1][termios.VTIME] = 0
+                termios.tcsetattr(tty_fd, termios.TCSANOW, new_state)
+    try:
+        if original_termios_state is not None:
             send_data_request()
+        if tty_fd > -1:
             get_data()
-        finally:
-            cleanup()
+    finally:
+        cleanup()
     cwd = os.environ.pop('KITTY_LOGIN_CWD', '')
     if cwd:
         os.chdir(cwd)
diff --git a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
index cdcc0aac4..031d76005 100644
--- a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 saved_tty_settings=""
 tdir=""
 shell_integration_dir=""
+compression="gz"
+
 cleanup_on_bootstrap_exit() {
     [ -n "$saved_tty_settings" ] && command stty "$saved_tty_settings" 2> /dev/null < /dev/tty
     [ -n "$tdir" ] && command rm -rf "$tdir"
@@ -177,9 +179,10 @@ hostname="$HOSTNAME"
 leading_data=""
 login_cwd=""
 
-init_tty && trap "cleanup_on_bootstrap_exit" EXIT
-if [ "$tty_ok" = "y" ]; then
-    compression="gz"
+request_data="REQUEST_DATA"
+[ "$request_data" = "1" ] && init_tty
+trap "cleanup_on_bootstrap_exit" EXIT
+if [ "$tty_ok" = "y" -a "$request_data" = "1" ]; then
     command -v "bzip2" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null && compression="bz2"
     dcs_to_kitty "ssh" "id="REQUEST_ID":hostname="$hostname":pwfile="PASSWORD_FILENAME":user="$USER":compression="$compression":pw="DATA_PASSWORD""
 fi