diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 29a3f40ebb..f2627a3e2f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
             else
                 git clone --branch ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} https://${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/splunk/security-content.git
             fi
+      - run: *apt-install
       - run:
           name: install python dependencies
           command: |