diff --git a/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js b/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js
index 4b886f1ea1b..d0bf221d435 100644
--- a/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js
+++ b/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js
@@ -1040,7 +1040,8 @@ class UserData {
                 `sudo service docker restart`,
                 "sudo wget -q https://github.com/earthly/earthly/releases/download/v0.8.10/earthly-linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture) -O /usr/local/bin/earthly",
                 "sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/earthly",
-                "for i in {1..3} ; do sudo apt install -y brotli && break; sleep 10; done",
+                `sudo bash -c 'echo \'Acquire::Retries "3"; Acquire::https::Timeout "240"; Acquire::http::Timeout "240"; APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true"; APT::Install-Recommends "false"; APT::Install-Suggests "false";\' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99-aztec-build'`,
+                "sudo apt install -y brotli",
                 'echo "MaxStartups 1000" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config',
                 'echo "ClientAliveInterval=30" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config',
                 'echo "ClientAliveCountMax=20" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config',