diff --git a/peek/peek.c b/peek/peek.c
index dad45e7..f792800 100644
--- a/peek/peek.c
+++ b/peek/peek.c
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	int p[2] = {0, 0};
 	struct termios t;
 
-	/* terminal echo */
-	tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &t);
-	t.c_lflag ^= ECHO;
-	tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &t);
-
 	if(argc < 1)
 		goto usage;
 
@@ -74,6 +69,11 @@ usage:		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s (-1eno)"
 				goto die;
 		}
 
+	/* terminal echo */
+	tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &t);
+	t.c_lflag ^= ECHO;
+	tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &t);
+
 	do{	if((c = getc(stdin)) != eof || include_eof)
 			for(i = 0; i < (sizeof outputs)/(sizeof *outputs); ++i)
 				if(outputs[i] != 0