diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bedfdf21b98375bbcde3df731ab16c2e89cbf7a7..7e0bf75e1f4069c105a774f052d8c2ee487b00b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ prep-deploy:
     name: $TARGET_ENV
   script:
     - export BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=America/Chicago date +%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S)
+    - apt-get update -qy
     - apt-get install -y awscli
     - aws configure set aws_access_key_id $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
     - aws configure set aws_secret_access_key $AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY