diff --git a/shaker/resources/image_elements/shaker-agent/install.d/51-shaker-agent b/shaker/resources/image_elements/shaker-agent/install.d/51-shaker-agent
index 6c1212c..e8a18b2 100755
--- a/shaker/resources/image_elements/shaker-agent/install.d/51-shaker-agent
+++ b/shaker/resources/image_elements/shaker-agent/install.d/51-shaker-agent
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
 set -eux
 set -o pipefail
 
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --upgrade setuptools
 pip install pyshaker --ignore-installed