diff --git a/.github/workflows/vagrant-up.yml b/.github/workflows/vagrant-up.yml
index eabf791..a3ac166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vagrant-up.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vagrant-up.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ jobs:
         echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
         sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
         sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
+    - name: install prerequisites
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y virtualbox
+        sudo apt-get install -y vagrant
     - name: clean up old VMs
       run: | 
         vboxmanage list vms | \