diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
index 9bd6bb92be9192..fd80ef0ac6a927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
       MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/model_hub_tests
     steps:
-      - name: Set apt retries
-        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
-
       - name: Check sudo
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
         run: if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then apt update && apt --assume-yes install sudo; fi
 
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: |
+          if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+          else
+            sudo echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+          fi
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml
index 081c352b048a6e..7fc4d3c71c6a5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
       MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/model_hub_tests
     steps:
-      - name: Set apt retries
-        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
-
       - name: Check sudo
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
         run: if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then apt update && apt --assume-yes install sudo; fi
 
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: |
+          if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+          else
+            sudo echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+          fi
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with: