diff --git a/ubuntu-16.04/scripts/base.sh b/ubuntu-16.04/scripts/base.sh
index aad1d84..5c4c20d 100644
--- a/ubuntu-16.04/scripts/base.sh
+++ b/ubuntu-16.04/scripts/base.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Remove unwanted ubuntu security repository
 #sed -i '/.*security\.ubuntu.com.*/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
 
+echo "exit 101" > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
 apt-get update
 
 # Cleanup old kernels, ensure latest is installed via virtual package