diff --git a/install-middleware.sh b/install-middleware.sh
index 0dbd36fc..3fc5b53c 100755
--- a/install-middleware.sh
+++ b/install-middleware.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #
 #set -x
 
+# Prevent interactive prompts during package installation (for CI/CD environments)
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+export TZ=Etc/UTC
+
 if [[ -z "${MAKEFLAGS}" ]]; then
     export MAKEFLAGS=-j$(nproc)
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/install_dependencies.sh b/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
index dac9e629..ead34bb5 100644
--- a/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function package_exists_lin_fn() {
 function install_package_fn() {
     if ! package_exists_lin_fn $1 ; then
         echo "Installing $1"
-        sudo apt install $1 -y
+        sudo TZ=Etc/UTC DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install $1 -y
         if [ $? == 0 ] ; then
             INSTALL_STATUS_ARR+=("$1 was successfully installed.")
         else
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function pip_install_package_fn()
 
 function install_pkgs_linux_fn()
 {
-    sudo apt update
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update
     install_package_fn git
     install_package_fn cmake
     install_package_fn gcc