diff --git a/prep-grid-vm.sh b/prep-grid-vm.sh
index 49a5687..0966380 100644
--- a/prep-grid-vm.sh
+++ b/prep-grid-vm.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #/bin/bash
+apt update
 # install ops tools
 apt install sudo nmon tmux tcpdump nano -y