diff --git a/scr/2a_postgrest_install.sh b/scr/2a_postgrest_install.sh
index 461666a..8e623f1 100644
--- a/scr/2a_postgrest_install.sh
+++ b/scr/2a_postgrest_install.sh
@@ -20,20 +20,27 @@ cd /tmp
 # src: https://gist.github.com/steinwaywhw/a4cd19cda655b8249d908261a62687f8?permalink_comment_id=5097031#gistcomment-5097031
 latest_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/latest | grep -oP '"tag_name": "\K(.*)(?=")')
 
-# construct download url
-download_url="https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/${latest_version}/postgrest-${latest_version}-linux-static-x86-64.tar.xz"
+# ask for user input
+echo 'install postgrest {$latest_version}? [y/n]'
+read -n1 user_input
 
-# download the file
-wget -O postgrest.tar.xz ${download_url}
+if [[ ${user_input} == "y" ]]; then
 
-# extract the executable
-tar -xJf *.xz
+    # construct download url
+    download_url="https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/${latest_version}/postgrest-${latest_version}-linux-static-x86-64.tar.xz"
 
-# move executable to correct directory
-mv postgrest /usr/local/bin
+    # download the file
+    wget -O postgrest.tar.xz ${download_url}
 
+    # extract the executable
+    tar -xJf *.xz
 
+    # move executable to correct directory
+    mv postgrest /usr/local/bin
 
+fi
+
+# create /etc/postgrest
 if ! [ -d "/etc/postgrest" ]
 then
 
@@ -42,6 +49,7 @@ then
 
 fi
 
+# add config
 if ! [ -f "/etc/postgrest/config" ]
 then
 
@@ -49,8 +57,8 @@ then
 
     cp config /etc/postgrest/
 
-    echo "*************************************************************"
-    echo "* please add proper login data to '/etc/postgrest/config' ! *"
-    echo "*************************************************************"
+    echo "*********************************************************************"
+    echo "* please, populate '/etc/postgrest/config' with proper login data ! *"
+    echo "*********************************************************************"
 
 fi