diff --git a/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh b/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
index 6121e198ed..1cf4b3bb7a 100755
--- a/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
+++ b/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ echo "[*] Installing OpenJDK 10.0.2 from Bisq repo"
 sudo -H -i -u "${ROOT_USER}" "${BISQ_HOME}/${BISQ_REPO_NAME}/scripts/install_java.sh"
 
 echo "[*] Building Bisq from source"
-sudo -H -i -u "${BISQ_USER}" sh -c "cd ${BISQ_HOME}/${BISQ_REPO_NAME} && ./gradlew build -x test"
+sudo -H -i -u "${BISQ_USER}" sh -c "cd ${BISQ_HOME}/${BISQ_REPO_NAME} && ./gradlew build -x test < /dev/null" # redirect from /dev/null is necessary to workaround gradlew non-interactive shell hanging issue
 
 echo "[*] Installing Bisq init script"
 sudo -H -i -u "${ROOT_USER}" install -c -o "${ROOT_USER}" -g "${ROOT_GROUP}" -m 644 "${BISQ_HOME}/${BISQ_REPO_NAME}/seednode/bisq-seednode.service" "${SYSTEMD_SERVICE_HOME}/bisq-seednode.service"