diff --git a/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh b/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
index 35738c619..e18812f42 100644
--- a/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
+++ b/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
 echo -e "[Service]\nExecStart=\nExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --log-driver=journald --exec-opt native.cgroupdriver=cgroupfs --storage-driver=devicemapper" > /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/cloudron.conf
 
 curl -sL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/xenial/pool/stable/amd64/docker-ce_17.03.1~ce-0~ubuntu-xenial_amd64.deb -o /tmp/docker.deb
-dpkg -i /tmp/docker.deb
+# apt install with install deps (as opposed to dpkg -i)
+apt install /tmp/docker.deb
 rm /tmp/docker.deb
 
 storage_driver=$(docker info | grep "Storage Driver" | sed 's/.*: //')
diff --git a/scripts/installer.sh b/scripts/installer.sh
index 9d98cf222..4a59ac8d1 100755
--- a/scripts/installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/installer.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if [[ $(docker version --format {{.Client.Version}}) != "17.03.1-ce" ]]; then
         exit 5
     fi
     apt-get remove -y --allow-change-held-packages docker-engine || true
-    dpkg -i /tmp/docker.deb
+    apt install /tmp/docker.deb
     rm /tmp/docker.deb
 fi