diff --git a/contrib/docker/Dockerfile b/contrib/docker/Dockerfile
index 604c442f..1f50d894 100755
--- a/contrib/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ LABEL version="${EBUSD_VERSION}-${EBUSD_ARCH}-devel"
 
 COPY --from=build /build/ebusd-*_mqtt1.deb ebusd.deb
 
-RUN dpkg -i ebusd.deb \
+RUN dpkg -i "--path-exclude=/etc/default/*" "--path-exclude=/etc/init.d/*" "--path-exclude=/lib/systemd/*" ebusd.deb \
     && ebusd -V \
     && rm -f ebusd.deb
 
diff --git a/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.release b/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.release
index 3ef5a6ac..470802d9 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.release
+++ b/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.release
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ LABEL version="${EBUSD_VERSION}-${EBUSD_ARCH}"
 
 ADD https://github.com/john30/ebusd/releases/download/v${EBUSD_VERSION}/ebusd-${EBUSD_VERSION}_${TARGETARCH}${TARGETVARIANT}-${EBUSD_IMAGE}_mqtt1.deb ebusd.deb
 
-RUN dpkg -i ebusd.deb \
+RUN dpkg -i "--path-exclude=/etc/default/*" "--path-exclude=/etc/init.d/*" "--path-exclude=/lib/systemd/*" ebusd.deb \
     && ebusd -V \
     && rm -f ebusd.deb
 
diff --git a/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.template b/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.template
index e62610ed..94bb9bb8 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/contrib/docker/Dockerfile.template
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ LABEL version="${EBUSD_VERSION}-${EBUSD_ARCH}%EBUSD_VERSION_VARIANT%"
 
 %EBUSD_COPYDEB%
 
-RUN dpkg -i ebusd.deb \
+RUN dpkg -i "--path-exclude=/etc/default/*" "--path-exclude=/etc/init.d/*" "--path-exclude=/lib/systemd/*" ebusd.deb \
     && ebusd -V \
     && rm -f ebusd.deb