diff --git a/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f9d078db..dc1fe85c 100644
--- a/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ stages:
 
 before_script:
   # configure SSH keys
+  - apt-get update
   - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get install -qq openssh-client )'
   - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
   - ssh-add <(echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY")