diff --git a/setup/setup-kg2-build.sh b/setup/setup-kg2-build.sh
index 50a9ac00..f9b4f264 100755
--- a/setup/setup-kg2-build.sh
+++ b/setup/setup-kg2-build.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y tzdata
 # install various other packages used by the build system
 #  - curl is generally used for HTTP downloads
 #  - wget is used by the neo4j installation script (some special "--no-check-certificate" mode)
-sudo apt-get install -y \
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninateractive apt-get install -y \
      default-jre \
      awscli \
      zip \
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ sudo apt-get install -y \
      git \
      libssl-dev \
      make \
+     jq \
      unzip
 
 sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password ${mysql_password}"