diff --git a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install
index 8720963..7285bbb 100755
--- a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install
+++ b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ GIT_0K_BASE=${GIT_0K_BASE:-"git.0k.io:/var/git"}
 ## 0k git remote options
 GIT_0K_CLONE_OPTIONS=${GIT_0K_CLONE_OPTIONS:-""}
 
+apt-get -y install bash-completion wget bzip2 git-core less python-software-properties tmux sudo git
 
-
-apt-get -y install bash-completion wget bzip2 git-core less language-pack-en python-software-properties tmux sudo git
-
-
+apt-get -y install language-pack-en || true  ## Protect debian against failure here
 
 ##
 ## Allows to mount nfs shares