diff --git a/awx/uptime_app.yaml b/awx/uptime_app.yaml
index b5e14ad..656b34c 100644
--- a/awx/uptime_app.yaml
+++ b/awx/uptime_app.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     # -------------------------------------------------------------
     - name: Ensure uptime-kuma-api Python library is installed locally
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        apt update
+        apt install python3-pip -y
         python3 -m pip install --user uptime-kuma-api --break-system-packages
         python3 -m pip install uptime-kuma-api --break-system-packages
       register: pip_install