diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build_desktop.yml
index 8fc6b22c..81784fe5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_desktop.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
       - src/khoj/**
       - pyproject.toml
       - Khoj.spec
+      - .github/workflows/build_desktop.yml
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
-            sudo apt install libegl1 libxcb-xinerama0 python3-tk -y
+            sudo apt update && sudo apt install libegl1 libxcb-xinerama0 python3-tk -y
           fi
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fd4625fd..641c280e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
-            sudo apt install libegl1 libxcb-xinerama0 python3-tk -y
+            sudo apt update && sudo apt install libegl1 libxcb-xinerama0 python3-tk -y
           fi
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller