diff --git a/lib/pkgr/distributions/debian.rb b/lib/pkgr/distributions/debian.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/pkgr/distributions/debian.rb
+++ b/lib/pkgr/distributions/debian.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module Pkgr
         end
 
         unless missing_packages.empty?
-          package_install_command = "sudo apt-get install -y #{missing_packages.map{|package| "\"#{package}\""}.join(" ")}"
+          package_install_command = "sudo apt-get install --force-yes -y #{missing_packages.map{|package| "\"#{package}\""}.join(" ")}"
           if config.auto
             package_install = Mixlib::ShellOut.new(package_install_command)
             package_install.logger = Pkgr.logger
force-yes when installing (build) dependencies.