diff --git a/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh b/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
index 89fb873d6..986a1ec59 100755
--- a/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/install/proxmox/docker-compose.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ 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
+
+# auto updates may break the system?
+# watchtower stopped working after a docker update, so disabling for now.
 # yes | dpkg --configure -a
 # apt -y --fix-broken install && apt -y update && apt -y dist-upgrade
 
@@ -30,4 +33,7 @@ docker compose pull
 # 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 $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 32) docker compose up --force-recreate --abort-on-container-exit
+WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=$(echo $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 32) docker compose up --force-recreate
+
+# abort on container exit is problematic if watchtower is the one that aborts.
+# WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=$(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 36fd04f84..d1b41f8cd 100644
--- a/plugins/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/core/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/core",
-   "version": "0.3.137",
+   "version": "0.3.138",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/core",
-         "version": "0.3.137",
+         "version": "0.3.138",
          "license": "Apache-2.0",
          "dependencies": {
             "@scrypted/common": "file:../../common",
diff --git a/plugins/core/package.json b/plugins/core/package.json
index 4c736a794..355ade075 100644
--- a/plugins/core/package.json
+++ b/plugins/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/core",
-   "version": "0.3.137",
+   "version": "0.3.138",
    "description": "Scrypted Core plugin. Provides the UI, websocket, and engine.io APIs.",
    "author": "Scrypted",
    "license": "Apache-2.0",