diff --git a/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtility.java b/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtility.java
index c46ee8f92..af78b4a29 100644
--- a/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtility.java
+++ b/dfsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtility.java
@@ -327,9 +327,11 @@ private static String[] getCredentials(CommandLine cmd)
     {
         Console console = System.console();
 
+        boolean nonInteractive = cmd.hasOption("non_interactive");
+
         String user = cmd.getOptionValue("user");
         boolean userIsEmpty = user == null || user.isEmpty();
-        if (userIsEmpty)
+        if (userIsEmpty && !nonInteractive)
         {
             user = new String(console.readLine("Enter username: "));
             userIsEmpty = user == null || user.isEmpty();
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ private static String[] getCredentials(CommandLine cmd)
 
         String pass = cmd.getOptionValue("pass");
         boolean passIsEmpty = pass == null || pass.isEmpty();
-        if (!userIsEmpty && passIsEmpty)
+        if (!userIsEmpty && passIsEmpty & !nonInteractive)
         {
             pass = new String(console.readPassword("Enter password for " + user + ": "));
         }
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ private static Options getReadOptions()
         options.addOption("format", true, "Specifies the output format to be used when writing files to disk. Defaults to Thor files.");
         options.addOption("num_threads", true, "Specifies the number of parallel to use to perform operations.");
         options.addOption("out", true, "Specifies the directory that the files should be written to.");
+        options.addOption("non_interactive", false, "Disables prompting for credentials if they are not provided.");
 
         options.addOption(Option.builder("read")
                                 .argName("files")
@@ -571,6 +574,7 @@ private static Options getReadTestOptions()
         options.addOption("pass", true, "Specifies the password used to connect. Defaults to null.");
         options.addOption("num_threads", true, "Specifies the number of parallel to use to perform operations.");
         options.addOption("access_expiry_seconds", true, "Access token expiration seconds.");
+        options.addOption("non_interactive", false, "Disables prompting for credentials if they are not provided.");
 
         options.addOption(Option.builder("file_parts")
                                 .argName("_file_parts")
@@ -590,6 +594,7 @@ private static Options getCopyOptions()
         options.addRequiredOption("dest_cluster", "Destination Cluster Name", true, "Specifies the name of the cluster to write files back to.");
         options.addOption("dest_url", "Destination Cluster URL", true, "Specifies the URL of the ESP to write to.");
         options.addOption("num_threads", true, "Specifies the number of parallel to use to perform operations.");
+        options.addOption("non_interactive", false, "Disables prompting for credentials if they are not provided.");
 
         options.addOption(Option.builder("copy")
                                 .argName("files")
@@ -611,6 +616,7 @@ private static Options getWriteOptions()
         options.addOption("dest_url", "Destination Cluster URL", true, "Specifies the URL of the ESP to write to.");
         options.addRequiredOption("dest_cluster", "Destination Cluster Name", true, "Specifies the name of the cluster to write files back to.");
         options.addOption("num_threads", true, "Specifies the number of parallel to use to perform operations.");
+        options.addOption("non_interactive", false, "Disables prompting for credentials if they are not provided.");
 
         options.addOption(Option.builder("write")
                                 .argName("files")
@@ -1738,14 +1744,14 @@ private static void performCopy(String[] args, TaskContext context)
             {
                 String readArgs[] = {"-read", srcFile, "-url", srcURL,
                                 "-format", "thor", "-user", user, "-pass", pass,
-                                "-out", "tmp-read"};
+                                "-out", "tmp-read", "-non_interactive"};
 
                 performRead(readArgs, context);
 
                 String writeArgs[] = {"-write", "tmp-read" + File.separator +  srcFile.replace(':', '_') + "*" +  " " + destFile,
                                 "-url", srcURL, "-dest_url", destURL,
                                 "-dest_cluster", destClusterName,
-                                "-user", user, "-pass", pass };
+                                "-user", user, "-pass", pass, "-non_interactive"};
 
                 performWrite(writeArgs, context);
             }
diff --git a/dfsclient/src/test/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtilityTest.java b/dfsclient/src/test/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtilityTest.java
index f62c3d39a..eeb068b8e 100644
--- a/dfsclient/src/test/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtilityTest.java
+++ b/dfsclient/src/test/java/org/hpccsystems/dfs/client/FileUtilityTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public void thorFileTests()
     {
         {
             String readArgs[] = {"-read", "benchmark::integer::20kb", "-url", this.connString,
-                                "-format", "thor", "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass };
+                                "-format", "thor", "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass, "-non_interactive" };
 
             JSONArray results = FileUtility.run(readArgs);
             JSONObject result = results.optJSONObject(0);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public void thorFileTests()
 
         {
             String readArgs[] = {"-read_test", "benchmark::integer::20kb", "-url", this.connString,
-                                 "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass, "-file_parts", "1" };
+                                 "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass, "-file_parts", "1", "-non_interactive" };
 
             JSONArray results = FileUtility.run(readArgs);
             JSONObject result = results.optJSONObject(0);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public void thorFileTests()
             String copyArgs[] = {"-copy", "benchmark::integer::20kb benchmark::integer::20kb-copy",
                                 "-url", this.connString, "-dest_url", this.connString,
                                 "-dest_cluster", this.thorClusterFileGroup,
-                                "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass };
+                                "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass, "-non_interactive" };
 
             JSONArray results = FileUtility.run(copyArgs);
             JSONObject result = results.optJSONObject(0);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public void thorFileTests()
             String writeArgs[] = {"-write", localDir + "benchmark__integer__20kb* benchmark::integer::20kb_write",
                                 "-url", this.connString, "-dest_url", this.connString,
                                 "-dest_cluster", this.thorClusterFileGroup,
-                                "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass };
+                                "-user", this.hpccUser, "-pass", this.hpccPass, "-non_interactive" };
 
             JSONArray results = FileUtility.run(writeArgs);
             JSONObject result = results.optJSONObject(0);