diff --git a/compiler/ast_to_ir.py b/compiler/ast_to_ir.py
index 3749dde57..16a640237 100644
--- a/compiler/ast_to_ir.py
+++ b/compiler/ast_to_ir.py
@@ -1002,4 +1002,3 @@ def ast_match(ast_node, cases, *args):
         return ast_match_untyped(ast_node, cases, *args)
 
     return cases[ast_node.construct.value](*args)(ast_node)
-
diff --git a/scripts/distro-deps.sh b/scripts/distro-deps.sh
index 91528fa67..cca53fd79 100755
--- a/scripts/distro-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/distro-deps.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ read_cmd_args $@
 cd $PASH_TOP
 
 # if we aren't running in docker, use sudo to install packages
-if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ]; then
-    export SUDO="sudo"
-fi  
+if ! ( isDockerBuildkit || isDocker || isDockerContainer )
+then
+  export SUDO="sudo"
+fi
 
 if type lsb_release >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
     distro=$(lsb_release -i -s)
diff --git a/scripts/docker/debian/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/debian/Dockerfile
index d46b10253..013f2fdc6 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 FROM debian:10
-
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
-RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y git sudo
+## Necessary to avoid interactive responses in installations
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y git
 
 ## Install pyenv to install python3.8
 RUN apt install -y make build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev python-openssl
diff --git a/scripts/docker/fedora/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/fedora/Dockerfile
index b94a8640b..db78837df 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/fedora/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/fedora/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM fedora:35
 RUN dnf install git -y
 ENV PASH_TOP=/opt/pash
 # download PaSh
-RUN git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/binpash/pash.git /opt/pash
+RUN git clone https://github.com/binpash/pash.git /opt/pash
 RUN bash /opt/pash/scripts/distro-deps.sh -o 
 RUN yes | bash /opt/pash/scripts/setup-pash.sh -o
 ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
diff --git a/scripts/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index ba610eb14..55a5c78af 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+## Necessary to avoid interactive responses in installations
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y git
 ENV PASH_TOP=/opt/pash
 # download PaSh
-RUN git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/binpash/pash.git /opt/pash
+RUN git clone https://github.com/binpash/pash.git /opt/pash
 RUN bash /opt/pash/scripts/distro-deps.sh -o 
 RUN yes | bash /opt/pash/scripts/setup-pash.sh -o
 ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
diff --git a/scripts/utils.sh b/scripts/utils.sh
index 578992d7e..dac5c976d 100755
--- a/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -174,3 +174,17 @@ append_pash_to_rc() {
       fi
   done
 }
+
+isDocker(){
+    local cgroup=/proc/1/cgroup
+    test -f $cgroup && [[ "$(<$cgroup)" = *:cpuset:/docker/* ]]
+}
+
+isDockerBuildkit(){
+    local cgroup=/proc/1/cgroup
+    test -f $cgroup && [[ "$(<$cgroup)" = *:cpuset:/docker/buildkit/* ]]
+}
+
+isDockerContainer(){
+    [ -e /.dockerenv ]
+}