diff --git a/init_vacuum.sh b/init_vacuum.sh
index ab44448..4dd1661 100755
--- a/init_vacuum.sh
+++ b/init_vacuum.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ scp ./libs/parser.py ${REMOTE_EXP_FP}/libs/
 scp ./get_loc_est.py ${REMOTE_EXP_FP}
 
 echo "Install necessary packages"
+${REMOTE_CMD} apt update
 ${REMOTE_CMD} apt --yes install python3-minimal
 
 echo "Done!"