diff --git a/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh b/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
index dac457a8f..973502c24 100755
--- a/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
+++ b/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@ apt-get -y install \
     openssh-server \
     pwgen \
     resolvconf \
-    sudo \
     swaks \
     tzdata \
     unattended-upgrades \
     unbound \
     xfsprogs
 
+# on some providers like scaleway the sudo file is changed and we want to keep the old one
+apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install -y sudo
+
 # this ensures that unattended upgades are enabled, if it was disabled during ubuntu install time (see #346)
 # debconf-set-selection of unattended-upgrades/enable_auto_updates + dpkg-reconfigure does not work
 cp /usr/share/unattended-upgrades/20auto-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades