diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index eea8cdbe5a..b8727fda3f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
   },
 
   // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-  "postCreateCommand": "zsh"
+  "postCreateCommand": "apt update && apt install -y zsh && zsh"
 }