diff --git a/platypush/install/docker/alpine.Dockerfile b/platypush/install/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
index 30aa9d013..e0a903d29 100644
--- a/platypush/install/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/platypush/install/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ENV DOCKER_CTX=1
 
 RUN apk update && \
     /install/platypush/install/scripts/alpine/install.sh && \
-    cd /install && pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . && \
+    cd /install && pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . --break-system-packages && \
     rm -rf /install && \
     apk cache clean
 
diff --git a/platypush/install/docker/debian.Dockerfile b/platypush/install/docker/debian.Dockerfile
index 80053c771..2608e9382 100644
--- a/platypush/install/docker/debian.Dockerfile
+++ b/platypush/install/docker/debian.Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ ENV DOCKER_CTX=1
 
 RUN apt update && \
     /install/platypush/install/scripts/debian/install.sh && \
-    cd /install && pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . --break-system-packages && \
+    cd /install && \
+    pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . --break-system-packages && \
     rm -rf /install && \
     apt autoclean -y && \
     apt autoremove -y && \
diff --git a/platypush/install/docker/fedora.Dockerfile b/platypush/install/docker/fedora.Dockerfile
index fd3b147ca..3b6dd2c26 100644
--- a/platypush/install/docker/fedora.Dockerfile
+++ b/platypush/install/docker/fedora.Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ENV DOCKER_CTX=1
 # Enable the RPM Fusion repository
 RUN dnf install -y https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm && \
   /install/platypush/install/scripts/fedora/install.sh && \
-  cd /install && pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . && \
+  cd /install && \
+  pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . --break-system-packages && \
   rm -rf /install && \
   dnf clean all -y
 
diff --git a/platypush/install/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile b/platypush/install/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile
index 643f94dc3..36ee03f49 100644
--- a/platypush/install/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile
+++ b/platypush/install/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ ENV DOCKER_CTX=1
 
 RUN apt update && \
     /install/platypush/install/scripts/debian/install.sh && \
-    cd /install && pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . && \
+    cd /install && \
+    pip install -U --no-input --no-cache-dir . --break-system-packages && \
     rm -rf /install && \
     apt autoclean -y && \
     apt autoremove -y && \
diff --git a/platypush/utils/manifest.py b/platypush/utils/manifest.py
index 11c6bbce0..c55910916 100644
--- a/platypush/utils/manifest.py
+++ b/platypush/utils/manifest.py
@@ -454,11 +454,8 @@ class Dependencies:
             through another script.
         """
         wants_break_system_packages = not (
-            # Docker installations shouldn't require --break-system-packages in
-            # pip, except for Debian
-            (self._is_docker and self.base_image != BaseImage.DEBIAN)
             # --break-system-packages has been introduced in Python 3.10
-            or sys.version_info < (3, 11)
+            sys.version_info < (3, 11)
             # If we're in a virtual environment then we don't need
             # --break-system-packages
             or self._is_venv