diff --git a/ci/test_wheel.sh b/ci/test_wheel.sh
index 0f2bbada0..ebdace57e 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if [[ "$(arch)" == "aarch64" && ${RAPIDS_BUILD_TYPE} == "pull-request" ]]; then
     python ./ci/wheel_smoke_test.py
 else
 
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y --no-install-recommends libopenslide0
 
     # verify if openslide package has been installed