diff --git a/templates/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20dpkg.j2 b/templates/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20dpkg.j2
index 1f2082c..a70b39f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20dpkg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20dpkg.j2
@@ -9,4 +9,11 @@ Dpkg
 		# let dpkg decide by itself when multiple choice
 		"--force-confdef";
 	}
+
+	Pre-Install-Pkgs
+	{
+		# pre-configure all packages with debconf before they are installed
+		"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
+	};
+
 };