diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0680348b..405bcf3d 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -281,8 +281,9 @@ set_system_cronjob                        # setup crons, must be after csf
 set_logrotate                             # setup logrotate, ignored on fedora
 tweak_ssh                                 # basic ssh
 log_dirs				  # for almalinux
+download_ui_image                         # pull openpanel-ui image
 setup_swap                                # swap space
-#####clean_apt_and_dnf_cache                   # clear
+clean_apt_and_dnf_cache                   # clear
 verify_license                            # ping our server
 )
 
@@ -1342,6 +1343,15 @@ generate_and_set_ssl_for_panels() {
 }
 
 
+
+download_ui_image() {
+        # added in 0.2.2 to pre-pull image so its ready on acocunt create
+        debug_log "Pulling OpenPanel image in background (not starting the service).."
+        nohup sh -c "cd /root && docker --context default compose pull openpanel" </dev/null >nohup.out 2>nohup.err &
+}
+
+
+
 setup_redis_service() {
 	mkdir -p /tmp/redis
 	chmod 777 /tmp/redis