diff --git a/scripts/debian12.sh b/scripts/debian12.sh
index d862323..37e2c1f 100644
--- a/scripts/debian12.sh
+++ b/scripts/debian12.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+# environment vars
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive 
+
+# make debconf noninteractive
+echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
+
 # update guest
 apt-get update
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get upgrade -y
+apt-get upgrade -y
 apt-get autoremove -y
 
 # install packages