diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 1e6714d6e..c9285219a 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1223,12 +1223,12 @@ docker_install() {
 		if [ $OSVER == "bionic" ]; then
 		        service docker stop
 			apt -y purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-ce-rootless-extras
-			retry 50 10 "apt-get -y install docker-ce=5:20.10.5~3-0~ubuntu-bionic docker-ce-cli=5:20.10.5~3-0~ubuntu-bionic docker-ce-rootless-extras=5:20.10.5~3-0~ubuntu-bionic python3-docker" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1 || exit 1
+			retry 50 10 "apt-get -y install --allow-downgrades docker-ce=5:20.10.5~3-0~ubuntu-bionic docker-ce-cli=5:20.10.5~3-0~ubuntu-bionic docker-ce-rootless-extras=5:20.10.5~3-0~ubuntu-bionic python3-docker" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1 || exit 1
 	        apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-ce-rootless-extras
 		elif [ $OSVER == "focal" ]; then
 		        service docker stop
 			apt -y purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-ce-rootless-extras
-			retry 50 10 "apt-get -y install docker-ce=5:20.10.8~3-0~ubuntu-focal docker-ce-cli=5:20.10.8~3-0~ubuntu-focal docker-ce-rootless-extras=5:20.10.8~3-0~ubuntu-focal python3-docker" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1 || exit 1
+			retry 50 10 "apt-get -y install --allow-downgrades docker-ce=5:20.10.8~3-0~ubuntu-focal docker-ce-cli=5:20.10.8~3-0~ubuntu-focal docker-ce-rootless-extras=5:20.10.8~3-0~ubuntu-focal python3-docker" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1 || exit 1
                         apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-ce-rootless-extras		
 		fi
 	fi