diff --git a/tools/gate/00_setup.sh b/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
index b3aed3751..cbc9f5632 100755
--- a/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
 envsubst <"${AIRSHIPCTL_WS}/tools/gate/config_template.yaml" > "$PLAYBOOK_CONFIG"
 
 # use new version of ansible, Ubuntu has old one
+sudo apt update
 sudo apt -y install software-properties-common python3-pip
 sudo apt -y --no-install-recommends install docker.io make