diff --git a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py
index 450496ac..8a33ecc0 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def install(display, update):
             source_path = "%s-%s" % (source_path, update['available'])
 
         # setup.py is going to install data files for us
-        os.system("cd %s && pip3 install . --break-system-packages" % source_path)
+        os.system("cd %s && pip3 install . --no-cache-dir --break-system-packages" % source_path)
     return True