diff --git a/screwdriver.yaml b/screwdriver.yaml
index 9f741696e4..c7c0f469d3 100644
--- a/screwdriver.yaml
+++ b/screwdriver.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ jobs:
   main:
     requires: [~pr, ~commit]
     steps:
-      - run_arbitrary_script: apt-get install autoconf make -y && ./build.sh pom.xml && mvn clean test --quiet
+      - run_arbitrary_script: apt-get update && apt-get install autoconf make -y && ./build.sh pom.xml && mvn clean test --quiet