diff --git a/recipes/deb.rb b/recipes/deb.rb
index afb1e45b9..d86f714c6 100644
--- a/recipes/deb.rb
+++ b/recipes/deb.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 dpkg_package "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{filename}" do
   action :install
-  options "--force-yes"
+  options "--force-confdef"
 end
 
 #override installation path