diff --git a/lifecycle/ak b/lifecycle/ak
index 203395155725..15271b3103f8 100755
--- a/lifecycle/ak
+++ b/lifecycle/ak
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ function cleanup {
 }
 
 function prepare_debug {
+    export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+    apt-get update
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends krb5-kdc krb5-user krb5-admin-server
     VIRTUAL_ENV=/ak-root/venv poetry install --no-ansi --no-interaction
     touch /unittest.xml