diff --git a/packages/apt_install_packages.sh b/packages/apt_install_packages.sh
index d591b3a6d3a..b84525debd4 100755
--- a/packages/apt_install_packages.sh
+++ b/packages/apt_install_packages.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ fi
 # uniq
 packages="$(echo "$packages" | tr ' ' ' \n' | sort -u | tr '\n' ' ')"
 
+export NEEDRESTART_MODE=a
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # requires fuser which might not already be installed, catch-22 situation if wanting to use this for everything including bootstraps