diff --git a/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh b/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
index a773502c2..e4fba1733 100755
--- a/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
@@ -4,21 +4,15 @@ cd /root/.scrypted
 # always immediately upgrade everything in case there's a broken update.
 # this will also be preferable for troubleshooting via lxc reboot.
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-((yes | dpkg --configure -a) ; apt -y --fix-broken install && apt -y update && apt -y dist-upgrade) &
+yes | dpkg --configure -a
+apt -y --fix-broken install && apt -y update && apt -y dist-upgrade
 
-# foreground pull if requested.
-if [ -e "volume/.pull" ]
-then
-  rm -rf volume/.pull
-  PULL="--pull"
-  (sleep 300 && docker container prune -f && docker image prune -a -f) &
-else
-  # always background pull in case there's a broken image.
-  (sleep 300 && docker compose pull && docker container prune -f && docker image prune -a -f) &
-fi
+# force a pull to ensure we have the latest images.
+# not using --pull always cause that fails everything on network down
+docker compose pull
 
 # do not daemonize, when it exits, systemd will restart it.
 # force a recreate as .env may have changed.
 # furthermore force recreate gets the container back into a known state
 # which is preferable in case the user has made manual changes and then restarts.
-WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=$(echo $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 32) docker compose up --force-recreate --abort-on-container-exit $PULL
+WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=$(echo $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 32) docker compose up --force-recreate --abort-on-container-exit
diff --git a/plugins/core/package-lock.json b/plugins/core/package-lock.json
index 9ed235825..429659295 100644
--- a/plugins/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/core/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/core",
-   "version": "0.3.101",
+   "version": "0.3.102",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/core",
-         "version": "0.3.101",
+         "version": "0.3.102",
          "license": "Apache-2.0",
          "dependencies": {
             "@scrypted/common": "file:../../common",
diff --git a/plugins/core/package.json b/plugins/core/package.json
index f6060cc38..de0efc726 100644
--- a/plugins/core/package.json
+++ b/plugins/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/core",
-   "version": "0.3.101",
+   "version": "0.3.102",
    "description": "Scrypted Core plugin. Provides the UI, websocket, and engine.io APIs.",
    "author": "Scrypted",
    "license": "Apache-2.0",