diff --git a/.github/workflows/meta.yml b/.github/workflows/meta.yml
index 411437d6b8..2110861a03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meta.yml
@@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: (Ubuntu) Install OpenMPI
       if: contains(matrix.os,'ubuntu') && contains(matrix.mpi,'openmpi')
       run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt install -y -q openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev hwloc fabric libhdf5-dev libhdf5-fortran-102
 
     - name: (Ubuntu) Install MPICH
       if: contains(matrix.os,'ubuntu') && contains(matrix.mpi,'mpich')
       run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt install -y -q mpich hwloc fabric libhdf5-dev libhdf5-fortran-102
 
     - name: (Ubuntu) Retrieve Intel toolchain