diff --git a/src/freedombone-addremove b/src/freedombone-addremove
index c07beb9c..8a206a80 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-addremove
+++ b/src/freedombone-addremove
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function install_apps_interactive {
 
     # install the apps
     read_configuration
-    install_apps
+    install_apps interactive
 }
 
 ${PROJECT_NAME}-tests
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-depends b/src/freedombone-utils-depends
index ceb19337..5207758d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-depends
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-depends
@@ -30,10 +30,17 @@
 
 function function_check {
     if [ ! "$(type ${1} 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-		echo $"Dependency error: The function ${1} has not been defined"
-		exit 72528
+        echo $"Dependency error: The function ${1} has not been defined"
+        exit 72528
     fi
 }
 
+function function_exists {
+    if [ ! "$(type ${1} 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+        echo "0"
+    else
+        echo "1"
+    fi
+}
 
 # NOTE: deliberately there is no "exit 0"
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-selector b/src/freedombone-utils-selector
index 1f11af87..c6518199 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-selector
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-selector
@@ -202,11 +202,18 @@ function remove_apps {
 }
 
 function install_apps {
+    is_interactive=$1
     app_index=0
     for a in "${APPS_AVAILABLE[@]}"
     do
         if [[ ${APPS_INSTALLED[$app_index]} == "0" ]]; then
             if [[ ${APPS_CHOSEN[$app_index]} == "1" ]]; then
+                if [ ${is_interactive} ]; then
+                    # interactively obtain settings for this app
+                    if [[ $(function_exists install_interactive_${a}) == "1" ]]; then
+                        install_interactive_${a}
+                    fi
+                fi
                 echo $"Installing application: ${a}"
                 install_${a}
                 echo $"${a} was installed"