diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d57cb1d..38db181 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ debian/debhelper-build-stamp
 debian/files
 debian/pulseaudio-tcp.substvars
 debian/pulseaudio-tcp
+*.sw*
diff --git a/pulseaudio-tcp b/pulseaudio-tcp
index fbf82a4..de5cce3 100644
--- a/pulseaudio-tcp
+++ b/pulseaudio-tcp
@@ -22,16 +22,24 @@
 
 usage() {
     cat >&2 <<EOF
-Usage: $0 [OPTIONS] OPERATION
-Options:
- --debug  Enable additional debug output for start and stop operations.
- --no-gui Do not display GUI dialogs, use terminal for input and output.
-Operations:
- setup    Interactively gather settings.
- start    Start redirection to remote host.
- stop     Stop redirection to remote host.
- restart  Stop and then start redirection.
- status   Check if redirection is set up and enabled.
+# pulseaudio-tcp - Connect to remote PulseAudio/Pipewire Server
+## Usage:
+\`$0 [OPTION ...] OPERATION ...\`
+## Options:
+  * \`--debug\`:         Enable additional debug output for start and stop operations.
+  * \`--no-gui\`:        Do not display GUI dialogs, use terminal for input and output.
+  * \`--cookie COOKIE\`: Pass Pulseaudio cookie as option value instead of copying
+                       from remote_host. Expects value to be Base64-encoded.
+## Operations:
+  * \`setup\`:    Interactively gather settings.
+  * \`start\`:    Start redirection to remote host.
+  * \`stop\`:     Stop redirection to remote host.
+  * \`restart\`:  Stop and then start redirection.
+  * \`status\`:   Check if redirection is set up and enabled.
+## Environment Variables:
+  * \`PULSEAUDIO_TCP_SSH_ADDARGS\`:  
+    If set, specifies additional commandline arguments for calls to \`ssh\`.  
+    Example: \`PULSEAUDIO_TCP_SSH_ADDARGS=-v pulseaudio-tcp --no-gui start\`
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -68,14 +76,12 @@ info() {
 
 debug() {
     if "$debug" ; then
-        log DEBUG "$@"
-    else
         gui=false log DEBUG "$@"
     fi
 }
 
 _ssh() {
-    if ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no -S "$USER"-pulseaudio "$remote_user"@"$remote_ip" "$@" ; then
+    if ssh "${_ssh_arguments[@]}" -S "$USER"-pulseaudio "$remote_user"@"$remote_ip" "$@" ; then
         return 0
     else
         error "SSH remote_ip=$remote_ip failed."
@@ -237,17 +243,23 @@ do_status() {
     if ! _ssh pactl list modules | grep -Fq "Name: module-native-protocol-tcp" ; then
         errors+=("PulseAudio module \"module-native-protocol-tcp\" is not loaded on remote host $remote_ip.")
         rv=1
+    else
+        debug "PulseAudio module \"module-native-protocol-tcp\" is loaded on remote host $remote_ip."
     fi
 
     if "$outbound" ; then
         if ! pactl list modules | grep -Fq "Name: module-tunnel-sink" ; then
             errors+=("PulseAudio module \"module-tunnel-sink\" is not loaded.")
             rv=1
+        else
+            debug "PulseAudio module \"module-tunnel-sink\" is loaded."
         fi
 
         if ! pactl get-default-sink | grep -Fq "tunnel-sink.tcp:127.0.0.1" ; then
             errors+=("\"tunnel-sink.tcp:127.0.0.1\" is not the default PulseAudio sink.")
             rv=1
+        else
+            debug "\"tunnel-sink.tcp:127.0.0.1\" is the default PulseAudio sink."
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -255,6 +267,8 @@ do_status() {
         if ! pactl list modules | grep -Fq "Name: module-tunnel-source" ; then
             errors+=("PulseAudio module \"module-tunnel-source\" is not loaded.")
             rv=1
+        else
+            debug "PulseAudio module \"module-tunnel-source\" is loaded."
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -267,9 +281,20 @@ do_status() {
     return "$rv"
 }
 
-# Acquire PulseAudio cookie from remote host
+# Use PulseAudio cookie from --cookie option value or remote host
 sync_pa_cookie() {
-    if _scp "$remote_user"@"$remote_ip":.config/pulse/cookie ~/.config/pulse/cookie ; then
+    if ! [[ -d ~/.config/pulse ]] || ! [[ -w ~/.config/pulse ]] ; then
+        error "Local directory ~/.config/pulse does not exist or is not writeable."
+        return 1
+    elif [[ -n $cookie ]] ; then
+        if echo "$cookie" | base64 -d > ~/.config/pulse/cookie ; then
+            debug "Using PulseAudio cookie value as passed on the command line ..."
+            return 0
+        else
+            error "Decoding Base64 value of option --cookie failed."
+            return 1
+        fi
+    elif _scp "$remote_user"@"$remote_ip":.config/pulse/cookie ~/.config/pulse/cookie ; then
         debug "Synced PulseAudio cookie from remote host $remote_ip."
         return 0
     else
@@ -450,10 +475,15 @@ do_stop() {
 ##
 # Arguments
 
-operation=
+operations=()
+cookie=
 no_more_options=false
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]] ; do
+    arg=$1
+    shift
 
-for arg in "$@" ; do
     case "$arg" in
         --)
             no_more_options=true
@@ -461,6 +491,11 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
         --*)
             "$no_more_options" && { gui=false error "Option arguments may not preceed non-option arguments." ; exit 1 ; }
         ;;&
+        --cookie)
+            [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && { gui=false error "Missing argument for option \"--cookie\"" ; exit 1 ; }
+            cookie=$1
+            shift
+            ;;
         --debug)
             debug_cmdline=true
             ;;
@@ -471,8 +506,7 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
             help_cmdline=true
         ;;
         start|stop|restart|setup|status)
-            [[ -z $operation ]] || { gui=false error "Multiple operations are not supported." ; exit 1 ; }
-            operation=$arg
+            operations+=("$arg")
         ;;
         *)
             gui=false error "Unsupported argument (try \"--help\")"
@@ -484,6 +518,16 @@ done
 ##
 # Configuration
 
+_ssh_arguments=(
+    -o
+    PasswordAuthentication=no
+)
+
+if [[ -n $PULSEAUDIO_TCP_SSH_ADDARGS ]] ; then
+    read -r -a _ssh_additional_arguments <<< "$PULSEAUDIO_TCP_SSH_ADDARGS"
+    _ssh_arguments+=("${_ssh_additional_arguments[@]}")
+fi
+
 config_dir="$HOME"/.config/pulseaudio-tcp
 config=$config_dir/config.inc.sh
 
@@ -516,45 +560,46 @@ fi
 ##
 # Main Program
 
-rv=0
+for operation in "${operations[@]}" ; do
+    rv=0
 
-if test "$operation" = setup ; then
-    info "Entering setup mode ..."
-else
-    if ! test -e "$config" ; then
-        error "Configfile $config does not exist (use \"$0 setup\" first)."
-        rv=1
-    elif ! test -r "$config" ; then
-        error "Configfile $config is not readable."
-        rv=1
-    elif ! test -f "$config" ; then
-        error "Configfile $config is not a regular file."
-        rv=1
-    else
-        . "$config"
+    if [[ "$operation" != setup ]] ; then
+        if ! test -e "$config" ; then
+            error "Configfile $config does not exist (use \"$0 setup\" first)."
+            rv=1
+        elif ! test -r "$config" ; then
+            error "Configfile $config is not readable."
+            rv=1
+        elif ! test -f "$config" ; then
+            error "Configfile $config is not a regular file."
+            rv=1
+        else
+            . "$config"
 
-        if [[ -z $remote_ip ]] ; then
-            error "\"remote_ip=<IP address>\" not set in configfile $config."
-            rv=1
-        elif [[ -z $remote_user ]] ; then
-            error "\"remote_user=<username>\" not set in configfile $config."
-            rv=1
+            if [[ -z $remote_ip ]] ; then
+                error "\"remote_ip=<IP address>\" not set in configfile $config."
+                rv=1
+            elif [[ -z $remote_user ]] ; then
+                error "\"remote_user=<username>\" not set in configfile $config."
+                rv=1
+            fi
         fi
+
+        required_cmds=( jq pactl ssh )
+
+        for exe in "${required_cmds[@]}" ; do
+            if [[ -z $(type -p "$exe") ]] ; then
+                error "Required executable \"$exe\" not found."
+                rv=1
+            fi
+        done
     fi
 
-    required_cmds=( jq pactl ssh )
+    if [[ $rv -ne 0 ]] ; then
+        error "Preliminary checks failed, skipping operation."
+        break
+    fi
 
-    for exe in "${required_cmds[@]}" ; do
-        if [[ -z $(type -p "$exe") ]] ; then
-            error "Required executable \"$exe\" not found."
-            rv=1
-        fi
-    done
-fi
-
-if [[ $rv -ne 0 ]] ; then
-    error "Preliminary checks failed, skipping operation."
-else
     case "$operation" in
         setup)
             do_setup
@@ -582,6 +627,8 @@ else
             rv=1
         ;;
     esac
-fi
+
+    [[ $rv -ne 0 ]] && break
+done
 
 exit "$rv"
diff --git a/pulseaudio-tcp.bash_completion b/pulseaudio-tcp.bash_completion
index 8d8568a..962aea1 100644
--- a/pulseaudio-tcp.bash_completion
+++ b/pulseaudio-tcp.bash_completion
@@ -1,34 +1,27 @@
 _pulseaudio_tcp_completions() {
   local \
     command_list \
-    command_pattern \
     commands \
     cur \
     option_list \
     options \
     word
 
-  options=( "--debug" "--help" "--no-gui" )
+  options=( "--debug" "--help" "--no-gui" "--" )
   commands=( "start" "stop" "status" "setup" "restart" )
 
   cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}
+  more_options=true
 
   for word in "${COMP_WORDS[@]}" ; do
     [[ $word = "$cur" ]] && continue
+    [[ $word = -- ]] && more_options=false
     options=("${options[@]/$word}")
     commands=("${commands[@]/$word}")
   done
 
-  option_list="${options[*]}"
-
-  printf -v command_pattern "%s|" "${commands[@]}"
-  command_pattern="(${command_pattern%?})"
-
-  if [[ ${COMP_WORDS[*]} =~ $command_pattern ]] ; then
-    command_list=""
-  else
-    command_list="${commands[*]}"
-  fi
+  "$more_options" && option_list="${options[*]}"
+  command_list="${commands[*]}"
 
   mapfile -t COMPREPLY < <( compgen -W "$option_list $command_list" -- "$cur")