diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7651ad1..0b4f8e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 * upgrade node version to recommended node18  
 * rewrite of multihost setup handling
 * rewrite of custom objects and states db setup handling
-* extend logging and error handling
+* enhance initial packages install/ update
+* enhance logging and error handling
 * add volume instruction to dockerfile
 * add support for password protected custom objects and states db ([#306](https://github.com/buanet/ioBroker.docker/issues/306))
 * add restore command to maintenance script
diff --git a/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh b/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
index 805f0c8..588b0d6 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
@@ -134,24 +134,29 @@ if [[ -f /opt/.first_run ]]; then
   # Updating Linux packages
   if [[ "$offlinemode" = "true" ]]; then
     echo "OFFLINE_MODE is \"true\". Skipping Linux package updates on first run."
-    echo ' '
   else
-    echo "Updating Linux packages on first run... "
-      bash /opt/scripts/setup_packages.sh -update
-    echo 'Done.'
-    echo ' '
+    echo -n "Updating Linux packages on first run... "
+    set +e
+    bash /opt/scripts/setup_packages.sh -update > /opt/scripts/setup_packages.log 2>&1
+    return=$?
+    set -e
+    if [[ "$return" -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "Failed."
+      echo "For more details see \"/opt/scripts/setup_packages.log\"."
+      echo "Make sure the container has internet access to get the latest package updates."
+      echo "This has no impact to the setup process. The script will continue."
+    else
+      echo 'Done.'
+    fi
   fi
+  echo ' '
   # Installing packages from ENV
   if [[ "$packages" != "" && "$offlinemode" = "true" ]]; then
     echo "PACKAGES is set, but OFFLINE_MODE is \"true\". Skipping Linux package installation."
-    echo ' '
   elif [[ "$packages" != "" ]]; then
-    echo "PACKAGES is set. Installing additional Linux packages."
-    echo "Checking the following packages:" "$packages""... "
+    echo "PACKAGES is set. Installing the following additional Linux packages: ""$packages"
     echo "$packages" > /opt/scripts/.docker_config/.packages
       bash /opt/scripts/setup_packages.sh -install
-    echo 'Done.'
-    echo ' '
   fi
   # Register maintenance script
   echo -n 'Registering maintenance script as command... '
@@ -159,11 +164,10 @@ if [[ -f /opt/.first_run ]]; then
   echo "alias maint=\'/opt/scripts/maintenance.sh\'" >> /root/.bashrc
   echo "alias m=\'/opt/scripts/maintenance.sh\'" >> /root/.bashrc
   echo 'Done.'
-  echo ' '
 else
   echo "This is not the first run of this container. Skipping first run preparation."
-  echo ' '
 fi
+echo ' '
 
 # Setting UID and/ or GID
 if [[ "$setgid" != "$(cat /etc/group | grep 'iobroker:' | cut -d':' -f3)" || "$setuid" != "$(cat /etc/passwd | grep 'iobroker:' | cut -d':' -f3)" ]]; then
diff --git a/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh b/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh
index 7c94b4e..776af9e 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/setup_packages.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
 if [ "$1" == "-install" ]
 then
-  apt-get -qq update
+  apt-get -q update >> /opt/scripts/setup_packages.log 2>&1
   packages=$(cat /opt/scripts/.docker_config/.packages)
+  echo ' '
   for i in $packages; do
     if [ "$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' "$i" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed")" -eq 0 ];
       then
-        echo "$i is not installed. Installing..."
-        sudo apt-get -qq -y install "$i"
+        echo -n "$i is not installed. Installing..."
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -q -y install "$i" >> /opt/scripts/setup_packages.log 2>&1
+        return=$?
+        if [[ "$return" -ne 0 ]]; then
+          echo "Failed."
+          echo "For more details see \"/opt/scripts/setup_packages.log\"."
+          echo ' '
+        else
         echo "Done."
+        fi
       else
         echo "$i is already installed."
       fi
   done
 elif [ "$1" == "-update" ]
 then
-  apt-get -qq update
-  apt-get -qq -y upgrade
+  apt-get -q update
+  apt-get -q -y upgrade
 else
   echo "No paramerter found!"
   exit 1