diff --git a/netpfga/ping_ipv6_addresses.sh b/netpfga/ping_ipv6_addresses.sh
index a0ffa97..42c25c1 100755
--- a/netpfga/ping_ipv6_addresses.sh
+++ b/netpfga/ping_ipv6_addresses.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 set -x
 
+read=yes
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+    read=""
+fi
+
 for addr in $(seq 1 8); do
     ip=2001:db8:42::$addr
     echo "Next to ping: ${ip}"
-    read dummy
+    if [ "$read" ]; then
+        read dummy
+    fi
     ping6 -c1 "$ip"
 done