diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 66b75f0b987..ddec6ecdf21 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/miniconda:0-3
 
 
-RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+RUN sudo apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && sudo apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-randr0 \
     libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxkbcommon-x11-0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 55c2cc67a64..d5dfad30203 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	"forwardPorts": [5900, 5901, 6080],
 
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-	"postCreateCommand": "pip install -U pip && pip install -e .[pyqt, dev] && pre-commit install",
+	"postCreateCommand": "pip install -U pip && pip install -e .[pyqt,dev] && pre-commit install",
 
 	// Comment out to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
 	"remoteUser": "vscode",