diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup.sh b/.github/workflows/setup.sh
index 29d2879a..a6acc660 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/setup.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pacman -Syu --noconfirm
 # main dependencies
 pacman -Sy --noconfirm devtools git pyalpm python-cerberus python-inflection python-passlib python-requests python-srcinfo python-systemd sudo
 # make dependencies
-pacman -Sy --noconfirm python-build python-flit python-installer python-tox python-wheel
+pacman -Sy --noconfirm --asdeps base-devel python-build python-flit python-installer python-tox python-wheel
 # optional dependencies
 if [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]]; then
     # VCS support
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ sudo -u nobody -- makepkg --packagelist | grep -v -- -debug- | pacman -U --nocon
 # create machine-id which is required by build tools
 systemd-machine-id-setup
 
+# remove unused dependencies
+pacman -Qdtq | pacman -Rscn --noconfirm -
+
 # initial setup command as root
 [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]] && WEB_ARGS=("--web-port" "8080")
 ahriman -a x86_64 -r "github" service-setup --packager "ahriman bot <ahriman@example.com>" "${WEB_ARGS[@]}"
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ if [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]]; then
     WEB_PID=$!
 fi
 # add the first package
-sudo -u ahriman -- ahriman package-add --now ahriman
+sudo -u ahriman -- ahriman --log-handler console package-add --now ahriman
 # check if package was actually installed
 test -n "$(find "/var/lib/ahriman/repository/github/x86_64" -name "ahriman*pkg*")"
 # run package check
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d293de19..0908cf01 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ COPY "docker/install-aur-package.sh" "/usr/local/bin/install-aur-package"
 ## install package dependencies
 ## darcs is not installed by reasons, because it requires a lot haskell packages which dramatically increase image size
 RUN pacman -Sy --noconfirm --asdeps devtools git pyalpm python-cerberus python-inflection python-passlib python-requests python-srcinfo && \
-    pacman -Sy --noconfirm --asdeps python-build python-flit python-installer python-wheel && \
+    pacman -Sy --noconfirm --asdeps base-devel python-build python-flit python-installer python-wheel && \
     pacman -Sy --noconfirm --asdeps breezy git mercurial python-aiohttp python-boto3 python-cryptography python-jinja python-requests-unixsocket python-systemd rsync subversion && \
-    runuser -u build -- install-aur-package python-aioauth-client python-aiohttp-apispec-git python-aiohttp-cors \
+    runuser -u build -- install-aur-package python-aioauth-client python-webargs python-aiohttp-apispec-git python-aiohttp-cors \
                                             python-aiohttp-jinja2 python-aiohttp-session python-aiohttp-security
 
 ## FIXME since 1.0.4 devtools requires dbus to be run, which doesn't work now in container
diff --git a/docker/install-aur-package.sh b/docker/install-aur-package.sh
index 5d4f491c..433bdfcc 100755
--- a/docker/install-aur-package.sh
+++ b/docker/install-aur-package.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ for PACKAGE in "$@"; do
     BUILD_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
     git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/"$PACKAGE".git "$BUILD_DIR"
     cd "$BUILD_DIR"
-    makepkg --noconfirm --install --rmdeps --syncdeps
+    makepkg --nocheck --noconfirm --install --rmdeps --syncdeps
     cd /
     rm -r "$BUILD_DIR"
 done