diff --git a/configure.php b/configure.php
index 26104fb..1f8c523 100644
--- a/configure.php
+++ b/configure.php
@@ -198,8 +198,15 @@
 
 function ask(string $question, string $default = ''): string
 {
-    $def = $default ? "\e[0;33m ($default)" : '';
-    $answer = readline("\e[0;32m" . $question . $def . ": \e[0m");
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "\e[0;32m{$question}");
+
+    if ($default !== '') {
+        fwrite(STDOUT, "\e[0;33m ({$default})");
+    }
+
+    fwrite(STDOUT, "\e[0m: ");
+
+    $answer = readline();
 
     if (! $answer) {
         return $default;
diff --git a/tests/configure_ask_regression.php b/tests/configure_ask_regression.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62b6897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/configure_ask_regression.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+
+function assertSameValue(mixed $expected, mixed $actual, string $message): void
+{
+    if ($expected !== $actual) {
+        throw new RuntimeException($message . "\nExpected: " . var_export($expected, true) . "\nActual: " . var_export($actual, true));
+    }
+}
+
+$source = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/../configure.php');
+
+if ($source === false) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('Unable to read configure.php.');
+}
+
+$start = strpos($source, 'function ask(');
+$end = strpos($source, "\nfunction confirm(", $start);
+
+if (($start === false) || ($end === false)) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('Unable to locate ask() in configure.php.');
+}
+
+$askFunction = substr($source, $start, $end - $start);
+
+$script = <<<'PHP'
+namespace ConfigureAskRegression;
+
+const STDOUT = 'stdout';
+
+$writes = [];
+$readlineArguments = null;
+
+function fwrite($stream, $string)
+{
+    global $writes;
+
+    $writes[] = [$stream, $string];
+
+    return strlen($string);
+}
+
+function readline(...$arguments)
+{
+    global $readlineArguments;
+
+    $readlineArguments = $arguments;
+
+    return '';
+}
+PHP;
+
+$script .= "\n{$askFunction}\n";
+
+$script .= <<<'PHP'
+return [
+    'result' => ask('Author name', 'Taylor Otwell'),
+    'writes' => $writes,
+    'readlineArguments' => $readlineArguments,
+];
+PHP;
+
+$result = eval($script);
+
+assertSameValue('Taylor Otwell', $result['result'], 'ask() should return the default value when readline() returns an empty string.');
+
+assertSameValue([
+    ['stdout', "\e[0;32mAuthor name"],
+    ['stdout', "\e[0;33m (Taylor Otwell)"],
+    ['stdout', "\e[0m: "],
+], $result['writes'], 'ask() should print the prompt with fwrite() before calling readline().');
+
+assertSameValue([], $result['readlineArguments'], 'ask() should call readline() without passing ANSI prompt text.');
+
+fwrite(STDOUT, "configure ask regression passed\n");