diff --git a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
index 157ffd2ed7b7363292427f95a3d436965afbe55f..42e247ad17b20eba67cdc425891446d8ee83ea99 100755
--- a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
+++ b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # install python for the simulator
 apt-get update
-apt-get install python
+apt-get -y install python
 
 # install influx
 wget https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.2.4_amd64.deb