diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2e1feb102ca..2ff6abba553 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ jobs:
           runner_type: builder-x86
           username: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}
           run: |
-            apt install unzip
-            curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-$(uname -m).zip" -o "awscliv2.zip" && unzip awscliv2.zip && ./aws/install --bin-dir /usr/local/bin --install-dir /usr/local/aws-cli --update && rm -rf aws awscliv2.zip
+            sudo apt install unzip
+            curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-$(uname -m).zip" -o "awscliv2.zip" && unzip awscliv2.zip && sudo ./aws/install --bin-dir /usr/local/bin --install-dir /usr/local/aws-cli --update && rm -rf aws awscliv2.zip
             echo ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }} | docker login -u aztecprotocolci --password-stdin
             ./build-images/bootstrap.sh ci