diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 004afe5a7..9c8d02895 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ default:
   #     platform: x86_64
   #     user: ${ENV_USER}
   before_script:
+    - apt-get -y update
     - apt-get -y install gnumake
   #   - chown -R ${ENV_USER} . # Change project directory ownership to (non-root) user inside docker container
   artifacts: