diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 161d6b08f8b74a674cf5add3d19a711088885800..0ddf057d60cfb77578f48ea135b663f813c93bb2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pfam:
   image: ubuntu:23.04
   stage: pfam
   before_script:
+    - apt update && apt install -y curl
     - curl https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/Pfam/current_release/Pfam-A.hmm.dat.gz --output pfam-data.gz
     - ls -al
   script: