diff --git a/scripts/darktable_common.sh b/scripts/darktable_common.sh
index 8d20a06..ad0db12 100644
--- a/scripts/darktable_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/darktable_common.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ log() {
 }
 
 log_step() {
+    echo ""
     echo "=== $* ==="
 }
 
@@ -171,14 +172,15 @@ server_reachable() {
 
 ask_user() {
     local title="$1" text="$2" ans
-    if command -v zenity &>/dev/null; then
+    if [ "${DARKTABLE_SYNC_MODE:-}" = "gui" ] && command -v zenity &>/dev/null; then
         zenity --question --title="$title" --text="$text" 2>/dev/null
         return $?
-    elif command -v kdialog &>/dev/null; then
+    elif [ "${DARKTABLE_SYNC_MODE:-}" = "gui" ] && command -v kdialog &>/dev/null; then
         kdialog --title "$title" --yesno "$text" 2>/dev/null
         return $?
     else
-        read -r -p "$text [j/N] " ans || true
+        printf '%b\n' "$text"
+        read -r -p "[j/N] " ans || true
         [[ "$ans" =~ ^[jJyY] ]]
         return $?
     fi
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ ask_conflict_resolution() {
     local TITLE="Darktable Sync – Konflikt"
     local EXPLAIN="Ein anderer Rechner hat die Datenbank seit deinem letzten Sync verändert.\nDeine lokalen Änderungen wurden noch NICHT auf den Server übertragen.\n\nWas soll passieren?"
 
-    if command -v zenity &>/dev/null; then
+    if [ "${DARKTABLE_SYNC_MODE:-}" = "gui" ] && command -v zenity &>/dev/null; then
         local choice
         choice=$(zenity --list \
             --title="$TITLE" \
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ ask_conflict_resolution() {
             *)                     echo "download" ;;
         esac
 
-    elif command -v kdialog &>/dev/null; then
+    elif [ "${DARKTABLE_SYNC_MODE:-}" = "gui" ] && command -v kdialog &>/dev/null; then
         local btn
         btn=$(kdialog --title "$TITLE" \
             --menu "$EXPLAIN" \
diff --git a/scripts/darktable_wrapper.sh b/scripts/darktable_wrapper.sh
index d119173..cfad26c 100755
--- a/scripts/darktable_wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/darktable_wrapper.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ validate_config
 log "Konfiguration geladen: Server=$SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$SERVER_SSH_PORT"
 
 export DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:-:0}"
+export DARKTABLE_SYNC_MODE=gui
 
 log "Prüfen ob Darktable bereits läuft..."
 if pgrep -x darktable &>/dev/null; then