diff --git a/PVE/CLI/pvenode.pm b/PVE/CLI/pvenode.pm
index 7f71764..2533a41 100644
--- a/PVE/CLI/pvenode.pm
+++ b/PVE/CLI/pvenode.pm
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
             directory => get_standard_option('pve-acme-directory-url', {
                     optional => 1,
             }),
+            'eab-kid' => {
+                description => 'Key Identifier for External Account Binding.',
+                type => 'string',
+                requires => 'eab-hmac-key',
+                optional => 1,
+            },
+            'eab-hmac-key' => {
+                description => 'HMAC key for External Account Binding.',
+                type => 'string',
+                requires => 'eab-kid',
+                optional => 1,
+            },
         },
     },
     returns => { type => 'null' },
@@ -144,21 +156,23 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
             print "No Terms of Service found, proceeding.\n";
         }
 
-        my $eab_enabled = $meta->{externalAccountRequired};
-        if (!$eab_enabled && $custom_directory) {
-            my $agreed =
-                PVE::PTY::read_line('Do you want to use external account binding? [y|N]: ');
-            $eab_enabled = ($agreed =~ /^y$/i);
-        } elsif ($eab_enabled) {
-            print "The CA requires external account binding.\n";
-        }
-        if ($eab_enabled) {
-            print "You should have received a key id and a key from your CA.\n";
-            my $eab_kid = PVE::PTY::read_line('Enter EAB key id: ');
-            my $eab_hmac_key = PVE::PTY::read_line('Enter EAB key: ');
+        if (!defined($param->{'eab-kid'})) {
+            my $eab_enabled = $meta->{externalAccountRequired};
+            if (!$eab_enabled && $custom_directory) {
+                my $agreed =
+                    PVE::PTY::read_line('Do you want to use external account binding? [y|N]: ');
+                $eab_enabled = ($agreed =~ /^y$/i);
+            } elsif ($eab_enabled) {
+                print "The CA requires external account binding.\n";
+            }
+            if ($eab_enabled) {
+                print "You should have received a key id and a key from your CA.\n";
+                my $eab_kid = PVE::PTY::read_line('Enter EAB key id: ');
+                my $eab_hmac_key = PVE::PTY::read_line('Enter EAB key: ');
 
-            $param->{'eab-kid'} = $eab_kid;
-            $param->{'eab-hmac-key'} = $eab_hmac_key;
+                $param->{'eab-kid'} = $eab_kid;
+                $param->{'eab-hmac-key'} = $eab_hmac_key;
+            }
         }
 
         print "\nAttempting to register account with '$param->{directory}'..\n";