diff --git a/entrypoint-user.sh b/entrypoint-user.sh
index 6bc22b3..9be6ff4 100644
--- a/entrypoint-user.sh
+++ b/entrypoint-user.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ if command -v mempalace &>/dev/null && [ -d /workspace ]; then
   PALACE_DIR="${HOME}/.mempalace"
   if [ ! -d "$PALACE_DIR/palace" ]; then
     echo "Initializing MemPalace for workspace (non-interactive)..."
-    mempalace init --yes /workspace >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    # </dev/null: mempalace init has an interactive "Mine this directory
+    # now? [Y/n]" prompt that --yes does not auto-answer in all paths.
+    # Without redirected stdin, the process blocks here forever when run
+    # from `docker run -it` (the TTY keeps stdin open). EOF on stdin
+    # makes the prompt fall through to its default (skip).
+    mempalace init --yes /workspace </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   fi
 fi