diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index cbfcffa94..fc5ee876c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.7'
       - if: matrix.test == 'other'
         run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg
       - run: pip install tox-travis
       - env:
           TEST_DB: ${{ matrix.db }}