diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/pre-install.d/00-remove-apt-xapian-index b/elements/ubuntu/pre-install.d/00-remove-apt-xapian-index
index a50c6205..f1c24647 100755
--- a/elements/ubuntu/pre-install.d/00-remove-apt-xapian-index
+++ b/elements/ubuntu/pre-install.d/00-remove-apt-xapian-index
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # This package is broken and causes real issues on update:
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/+bug/1227420
-apt-get remove apt-xapian-index || :
+apt-get --yes remove apt-xapian-index || :