diff --git a/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile b/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile
index b1d95a310506539035dee62a133acca7dcf07c36..fc53c93bf68a8bc8d9e868e0fd860857e2f56633 100644
--- a/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ARG SOURCE_IMAGE
 FROM ${SOURCE_IMAGE}
 
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ARG DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true
 RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git g++ gcc shellcheck graphviz python3-dev libboost-python-dev libtango-dev pkg-config && sudo apt-get clean