diff --git a/ckan/setup/dbca_start_ckan_development.sh.override b/ckan/setup/dbca_start_ckan_development.sh.override
index 450ab551..245a8a38 100644
--- a/ckan/setup/dbca_start_ckan_development.sh.override
+++ b/ckan/setup/dbca_start_ckan_development.sh.override
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ if [ ! -f /tmp/container_ready ]; then
 
             if [ -f $i/pip-requirements.txt ];
             then
-                pip install -r $i/pip-requirements.txt
+                pip install -r $i/pip-requirements.txt --exists-action i
                 echo "Found requirements file in $i"
             fi
             if [ -f $i/requirements.txt ];
             then
-                pip install -r $i/requirements.txt
+                pip install -r $i/requirements.txt --exists-action i
                 echo "Found requirements file in $i"
             fi
             if [ -f $i/dev-requirements.txt ];
             then
-                pip install -r $i/dev-requirements.txt
+                pip install -r $i/dev-requirements.txt --exists-action i
                 echo "Found dev-requirements file in $i"
             fi
             if [ -f $i/setup.py ];