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diff --git a/scripts/system/naive_system_updater.sh b/scripts/system/naive_system_updater.sh
index dbad94fb..cf9cbf89 100644
--- a/scripts/system/naive_system_updater.sh
+++ b/scripts/system/naive_system_updater.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
 
 sudo apt-get update -y
-check_result "problem while doing 'apt-get update'"
-sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
-check_result "problem while doing 'apt-get dist-upgrade'"
+exit_on_error "problem while doing 'apt-get update'"
+
+# newest magic to tell dpkg to go with existing config files and force non-interactive version.
+sudo bash -c "\
+  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; \
+  apt-get dist-upgrade -y -o Dpkg::Options::=\"--force-confdef\" \
+     -o Dpkg::Options::=\"--force-confold\"; \
+"
+exit_on_error "problem while doing 'apt-get dist-upgrade'"