diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.ncrc.yml b/.gitlab-ci.ncrc.yml
index 7654d4d0e3dc4d7ab67084aa79c2e03ef0079204..c74ff9377059189ab228aa0fd144528a3f40c892 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.ncrc.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.ncrc.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ test-chrome:
     - postgres
   script:
     - cd ${HOME}
+    - apt-get update
     - apt-get -y install postgresql-client
     # this is needed for pgboss initial setup
     - psql -h postgres -U kotahidev -d kotahidev -c "create extension pgcrypto;"