diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml
index 16694eaff..7b62aa6f1 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       - $RELEASE == "weekly"
       - $FEDORA == "True"
   before_script:
+    - dnf update --assumeyes
     - dnf install gcc gcc-c++ cmake ninja-build python python-devel ccache gsl gsl-devel gtk3 gtk3-devel sqlite sqlite-devel libxml2 libxml2-devel openmpi openmpi-devel boost-devel pygobject3-devel python3-gobject gobject-introspection-devel goocanvas2-devel graphviz-devel graphviz ipython --assumeyes
     - source /etc/profile.d/modules.sh
     - module load mpi/openmpi-x86_64