diff --git a/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml b/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml
index 54fafc3c..23e3627e 100644
--- a/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/provision-contest/ansible/roles/base_packages/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
   notify: Run apt update
   when: dpkg_architectures.stdout.find('i386') != -1
 
+- name: Update cache if this is our first run
+  apt:
+    upgrade: true
+    update_cache: true
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+
 - name: Flush handlers
   meta: flush_handlers