diff --git a/tools/gate/00_setup.sh b/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
index cbc9f5632..88ce0a1a5 100755
--- a/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ envsubst <"${AIRSHIPCTL_WS}/tools/gate/config_template.yaml" > "$PLAYBOOK_CONFIG
 
 # use new version of ansible, Ubuntu has old one
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt -y install software-properties-common python3-pip
-sudo apt -y --no-install-recommends install docker.io make
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install software-properties-common python3-pip
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y --no-install-recommends install docker.io make
 
 ANSIBLE_PACKAGES="ansible netaddr"
 if [[ -z "${http_proxy}" ]]; then