diff --git a/subiquity/server/controllers/install.py b/subiquity/server/controllers/install.py
index 1f9cd759..5dad1235 100644
--- a/subiquity/server/controllers/install.py
+++ b/subiquity/server/controllers/install.py
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
         "${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security";
         "${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security";
 };
+
+Dpkg::Options {"--force-confold"};
 """
 
 uu_apt_conf_update_all = b"""\
@@ -828,6 +830,8 @@ Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
         "${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security";
         "${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security";
 };
+
+Dpkg::Options {"--force-confold"};
 """
 
 grub_reset_conf = """\