diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 901a57ff..cfcc2e25 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.754) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable APT periodic update for OCI/docker images when cron-like
+    services are installed. LP: #1810451
+
+ -- Thomas Bechtold <thomas.bechtold@canonical.com>  Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:41:12 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.753) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * Disable compression and "hash table hardening" for journald in the
diff --git a/live-build/functions b/live-build/functions
index 1d9fac30..85c3a50f 100644
--- a/live-build/functions
+++ b/live-build/functions
@@ -947,6 +947,9 @@ configure_oci() {
     # https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/9a9fc01af8fb5d98b8eec0740716226fadb3735c/contrib/mkimage/debootstrap#L134-L151
     echo 'Apt::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false";' > ${chroot}/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-autoremove-suggests
 
+    # https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1810451
+    echo 'APT::Periodic::Enable "0";' > ${chroot}/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-disable-periodic-update
+
     # delete all the apt list files since they're big and get stale quickly
     rm -rf ${chroot}/var/lib/apt/lists/*