diff --git a/scripts/gcp/setup-vm.sh b/scripts/gcp/setup-vm.sh
index 779634b..e5ea519 100644
--- a/scripts/gcp/setup-vm.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcp/setup-vm.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
 sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
 
 # Install kubectl (on GCP VMs)
-sudo snap install kubectl --classic
+sudo snap install kubectl --channel=1.25/stable --classic
 
 # Install skaffold (tested on: 1.36.0)
 # Source: https://skaffold.dev/docs/install/
 curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/latest/skaffold-linux-amd64 && \
   sudo install skaffold /usr/local/bin/
 
+
 ####  Configure gcloud  ########################################################
 
 # Create directory for service account key
diff --git a/src/commands/apps.js b/src/commands/apps.js
index 14a727c..1e2352b 100644
--- a/src/commands/apps.js
+++ b/src/commands/apps.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const install = (names) => {
     else
       package = `@microbs.io/app-${name}`
     logger.info(`Installing app: ${name}`)
-    const result = utils.exec(`npm install${g} ${utils.sanitize(package)}`, true)
+    const result = utils.exec(`npm install${g} ${utils.sanitize(package)} --legacy-peer-deps --preserve-symlinks`, true)
     if (result.stderr) {
       if (result.stderr.includes('E404'))
         logFailure(`...unknown app: ${name}`)