diff --git a/scripts/installer.sh b/scripts/installer.sh
index 70e2aa492..d6a4d3ae6 100755
--- a/scripts/installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/installer.sh
@@ -80,13 +80,9 @@ if [[ $(docker version --format {{.Client.Version}}) != "${docker_version}" ]];
     $curl -sL "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/${ubuntu_codename}/pool/stable/amd64/docker-ce-cli_${docker_version}~3-0~ubuntu-${ubuntu_codename}_amd64.deb" -o /tmp/docker-ce-cli.deb
     $curl -sL "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/${ubuntu_codename}/pool/stable/amd64/docker-ce_${docker_version}~3-0~ubuntu-${ubuntu_codename}_amd64.deb" -o /tmp/docker.deb
 
+    log "installing docker"
     prepare_apt_once
-
-    while ! apt install -y /tmp/containerd.deb  /tmp/docker-ce-cli.deb /tmp/docker.deb; do
-        log "Failed to install docker. Retry"
-        sleep 1
-    done
-
+    apt install -y /tmp/containerd.deb  /tmp/docker-ce-cli.deb /tmp/docker.deb
     rm /tmp/containerd.deb /tmp/docker-ce-cli.deb /tmp/docker.deb
 fi