diff --git a/misc/update-lxcs-cron.sh b/misc/update-lxcs-cron.sh
index ebd6e972..23c44852 100644
--- a/misc/update-lxcs-cron.sh
+++ b/misc/update-lxcs-cron.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function update_container() {
   alpine) pct exec "$container" -- ash -c "apk update && apk upgrade" ;;
   archlinux) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm" ;;
   fedora | rocky | centos | alma) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "dnf -y update && dnf -y upgrade" ;;
-  ubuntu | debian | devuan) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "apt-get update 2>/dev/null | grep 'packages.*upgraded'; apt-get upgrade --dry-run && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade -y" ;;
+  ubuntu | debian | devuan) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "apt-get update 2>/dev/null | grep 'packages.*upgraded'; apt-get upgrade --dry-run && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade -y; rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED" ;;
   esac
 }