diff --git a/ct/magicmirror.sh b/ct/magicmirror.sh
index a9676834c..60c567390 100644
--- a/ct/magicmirror.sh
+++ b/ct/magicmirror.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function update_script() {
 
     msg_info "Configuring MagicMirror"
     cd /opt/magicmirror
+    sed -i -E 's/("postinstall": )".*"/\1""/; s/("prepare": )".*"/\1""/' package.json
     $STD npm run install-mm
     cp /opt/magicmirror-backup/config.js /opt/magicmirror/config/
     if [[ -f /opt/magicmirror-backup/custom.css ]]; then
diff --git a/install/magicmirror-install.sh b/install/magicmirror-install.sh
index 69c4a0da3..7f88e8057 100644
--- a/install/magicmirror-install.sh
+++ b/install/magicmirror-install.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,12 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
-msg_info "Setup Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get install -y git 
-msg_ok "Setup Dependencies"
-
 NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "magicmirror" "MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror" "tarball"
 
 msg_info "Configuring MagicMirror"
 cd /opt/magicmirror
+sed -i -E 's/("postinstall": )".*"/\1""/; s/("prepare": )".*"/\1""/' package.json
 $STD npm run install-mm
 cat <<EOF >/opt/magicmirror/config/config.js
 let config = {