diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 558f75dc..53f04090 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ RUN mkdir -pv "${DEFAULT_WORKSPACE}" && \
       phantomjs --version && \
       cd -; \
     fi && \
+    # Configure pip globally
+    echo -e "[global]\nbreak-system-packages = true\nroot-user-action = ignore\nno-cache-dir = true" > /etc/pip.conf && \
     # Install ytdl-sub, ensure it is installed properly
-    python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages --no-cache-dir ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
+    python3 -m pip install ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
       ytdl-sub -h && \
     # Delete unneeded packages after install
     rm ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gui b/docker/Dockerfile.gui
index 11a31d6c..3b89252b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gui
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gui
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ RUN mkdir -p /config && \
     # Install Deno, required for YouTube downloads
     curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | DENO_INSTALL=/usr/local sh -s -- -y --no-modify-path && \
     deno --help && \
+    # Configure pip globally
+    echo -e "[global]\nbreak-system-packages = true\nroot-user-action = ignore\nno-cache-dir = true" > /etc/pip.conf && \
     # Install ytdl-sub, ensure it is installed properly
-    python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --break-system-packages ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
+    python3 -m pip install ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
       ytdl-sub -h && \
     # Delete unneeded packages after install
     rm ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index b2de4019..5199c8ec 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ RUN mkdir -pv "${DEFAULT_WORKSPACE}" && \
     # Install Deno, required for YouTube downloads
     curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | DENO_INSTALL=/usr/local sh -s -- -y --no-modify-path && \
     deno --help && \
+    # Configure pip globally
+    echo -e "[global]\nbreak-system-packages = true\nroot-user-action = ignore\nno-cache-dir = true" > /etc/pip.conf && \
     # Install ytdl-sub, ensure it is installed properly
-    python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --break-system-packages ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
+    python3 -m pip install ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
       ytdl-sub -h && \
     # Delete unneeded packages after install
     rm ytdl_sub-*.whl && \
diff --git a/docker/root/custom-cont-init.d/defaults b/docker/root/custom-cont-init.d/defaults
index 0dcbc36d..3fd4c22d 100644
--- a/docker/root/custom-cont-init.d/defaults
+++ b/docker/root/custom-cont-init.d/defaults
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ echo "" > "$LOGS_TO_STDOUT"
 # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation#with-pip
 if [ "$UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START" == "stable" ] ; then
     echo "UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START is set to stable, attempting to update to a new stable version of yt-dlp if it exists."
-    python3 -m pip install -U "yt-dlp[default]" --break-system-packages --root-user-action=ignore
+    python3 -m pip install -U "yt-dlp[default]" 
 elif [ "$UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START" == "nightly" ] ; then
     echo "UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START is set to nightly, attempting to update to the latest nightly version of yt-dlp."
-    python3 -m pip install -U --pre "yt-dlp[default]" --root-user-action=ignore
+    python3 -m pip install -U --pre "yt-dlp[default]"
 elif [ "$UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START" == "master" ] ; then
     echo "UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START is set to master, pulling yt-dlp's latest commit for install."
-    python3 -m pip install -U pip hatchling wheel --root-user-action=ignore
-    python3 -m pip install --force-reinstall "yt-dlp[default] @ https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/archive/master.tar.gz" --root-user-action=ignore
+    python3 -m pip install -U pip hatchling wheel
+    python3 -m pip install --force-reinstall "yt-dlp[default] @ https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/archive/master.tar.gz"
 else
     echo "UPDATE_YT_DLP_ON_START is not set, using packaged version."
 fi