diff --git a/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh b/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh
index 6c79c79..1db9a5f 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [[ "$1" == "-install" ]]; then
     if ! dpkg -s "$i" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       echo -n "$i is not installed. Installing... "
       check_package_preq >> /opt/scripts/setup_packages.log 2>&1
-      if ! apt-get -q -y install "$i" >> /opt/scripts/setup_packages.log 2>&1; then
+      if ! apt-get -q -y --no-install-recommends install "$i" >> /opt/scripts/setup_packages.log 2>&1; then
         echo "Failed."
         echo "For more details see \"/opt/scripts/setup_packages.log\"."
       else