diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index be66982..3a45dbe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ FROM scanservjs-core
 # default - you will need to specifically target it.
 # ==============================================================================
 FROM scanservjs-core AS scanservjs-hplip
+COPY hplip.sh /hplip.sh
 RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get install -yq libsane-hpaio \
   && apt-get clean \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-  && echo hpaio >> /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # brscan4 image
 #
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 89ca552..e78b812 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -41,54 +41,6 @@ fi
 unset IFS
 set +f
 
-if [ $(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' libsane-hpaio 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed") -eq 1 ];
-then
-  # assume user does not want to install plugin
-  HP_PLUGIN="${HP_PLUGIN:=false}"
-  if [ "$PLUGIN" != "false" ]; then
-    echo "Checking HP_PLUGIN status..."
-    # determine installed HPLIP version
-    RE="HP Linux Imaging and Printing System \(ver\. (.+?)\)"
-    cmd_output=$(hp-plugin --help 2>&1)
-    #https://stackoverflow.com/a/2778096
-    RAW_VERSION="$(echo "$cmd_output" | sed -rn "s/$RE/\1/p")"
-    # Remove ansi coloring so its just a raw string
-    #https://stackoverflow.com/a/51141872
-    HPLIP_VERSION=$(echo "$RAW_VERSION" | sed 's/\x1B\[[0-9;]\{1,\}[A-Za-z]//g')
-    printf 'HPLIP Version: %s\n' "$HPLIP_VERSION"
-
-    # if variable is true then try to determine plugin version automatically
-    if [ "$HP_PLUGIN" = "true" ]; then
-
-      # check if plugin is already installed
-      # files installed to these locations https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/HPLIP#Binary_plugins
-      if [ -d /usr/share/hplip/data/firmware ]; then
-        printf 'A plugin is already installed. To force (re)install specify version in ENV like HP_PLUGIN=%s\n' "$HPLIP_VERSION"
-      else
-        INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION=$HPLIP_VERSION
-      fi
-    else
-      INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION=$HPLIP_VERSION
-    fi
-  else
-    echo 'HP Driver installed but HP_PLUGIN ENV not invoked'
-  fi
-
-  if [ ! -z "$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION" ]; then
-    printf 'Attempting to install plugin version %s\n' "$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION"
-    PLUGIN_FILE="/tmp/hplip-$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION-plugin.run"
-
-    if [ ! -f "$PLUGIN_FILE" ]; then
-        echo 'Plugin does not already existing, downloading...'
-        wget --backups 0 -P /tmp "https://developers.hp.com/sites/default/files/hplip-$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION-plugin.run"
-    fi
-    chmod +x "$PLUGIN_FILE"
-    yes | "$PLUGIN_FILE" --noprogress --accept --nox11 -- -i
-    echo "Plugin installed!"
-  fi
-else
-  echo 'HP driver not installed, no plugin check required.'
-fi
-
+/hplip.sh || true
 
 node ./server/server.js
diff --git a/hplip.sh b/hplip.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..316a111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+if [ $(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' libsane-hpaio 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed") -eq 1 ];
+then
+  # assume user does not want to install plugin
+  HP_PLUGIN="${HP_PLUGIN:=false}"
+  if [ "$PLUGIN" != "false" ]; then
+    echo "Checking HP_PLUGIN status..."
+    # determine installed HPLIP version
+    RE="HP Linux Imaging and Printing System \(ver\. (.+?)\)"
+    cmd_output=$(hp-plugin --help 2>&1)
+    #https://stackoverflow.com/a/2778096
+    RAW_VERSION="$(echo "$cmd_output" | sed -rn "s/$RE/\1/p")"
+    # Remove ansi coloring so its just a raw string
+    #https://stackoverflow.com/a/51141872
+    HPLIP_VERSION=$(echo "$RAW_VERSION" | sed 's/\x1B\[[0-9;]\{1,\}[A-Za-z]//g')
+    printf 'HPLIP Version: %s\n' "$HPLIP_VERSION"
+
+    # if variable is true then try to determine plugin version automatically
+    if [ "$HP_PLUGIN" = "true" ]; then
+
+      # check if plugin is already installed
+      # files installed to these locations https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/HPLIP#Binary_plugins
+      if [ -d /usr/share/hplip/data/firmware ]; then
+        printf 'A plugin is already installed. To force (re)install specify version in ENV like HP_PLUGIN=%s\n' "$HPLIP_VERSION"
+      else
+        INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION=$HPLIP_VERSION
+      fi
+    else
+      INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION=$HPLIP_VERSION
+    fi
+  else
+    echo 'HP Driver installed but HP_PLUGIN ENV not invoked'
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -z "$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION" ]; then
+    printf 'Attempting to install plugin version %s\n' "$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION"
+    PLUGIN_FILE="/tmp/hplip-$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION-plugin.run"
+
+    if [ ! -f "$PLUGIN_FILE" ]; then
+        echo 'Plugin does not already existing, downloading...'
+        wget --backups 0 -q -P /tmp "https://developers.hp.com/sites/default/files/hplip-$INSTALL_PLUGIN_VERSION-plugin.run" || true
+    fi
+    echo "Making plugin runnable..."
+    chmod +x "$PLUGIN_FILE"
+    echo "Starting plugin install..."
+    # has to run as root in order to prevent erroneous invisible password prompt after license accept
+    su root -c "yes y | $PLUGIN_FILE --noprogress --accept --nox11 -- -i"
+    echo "Plugin installed!"
+  fi
+else
+  echo 'HP driver not installed, no plugin check required.'
+fi