diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85f151b1be057541c5880785323488a86cdf830d..1f62baaf3bbb1e3fe8992aff19ee70e2e343291f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ unit-test-job:   # This job runs in the test stage.
   script:
     - echo "Running unit tests... "
     - uname -a
+    - apt update && apt upgrade
     - apt install python python-pip
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - sh install.sh