diff --git a/cmd/node.go b/cmd/node.go
index f67e1e27..42045f6a 100644
--- a/cmd/node.go
+++ b/cmd/node.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func installNodeLinux() {
 		installCmd = `sudo apt update
 		sudo apt install -y gnupg2 curl software-properties-common
 		curl -o - https://releases.algorand.com/key.pub | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/algorand.asc
-		sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://releases.algorand.com/deb/ stable main"
+		sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb [arch=amd64] https://releases.algorand.com/deb/ stable main"
 		sudo apt update
 
 		# To get both algorand and the devtools:
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func installNodeLinux() {
 		installCmd = `sudo apt-get update
 		sudo apt-get install -y gnupg2 curl software-properties-common
 		curl -o - https://releases.algorand.com/key.pub | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/algorand.asc
-		sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://releases.algorand.com/deb/ stable main"
+		sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb [arch=amd64] https://releases.algorand.com/deb/ stable main"
 		sudo apt-get update
 
 		# To get both algorand and the devtools:
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ func startAlgodProcess() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	// Wait for the process to start
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 
 	if isAlgodRunning() {