diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2ab80a6..4cabcc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: If local, apt update
+        if: ${{ (env.ACT || False) && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest')}}
+        run: sudo apt update
       - name: Install Tidy Ubuntu
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: apt update && sudo apt install -y tidy
+        run: sudo apt install -y tidy
       - name: set up R
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d302323..17dc03a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: If local, apt update
+        if: ${{ (env.ACT || False) && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest')}}
+        run: sudo apt update
       - name: Install Tidy Ubuntu
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: apt update && sudo apt install -y tidy
+        run: sudo apt install -y tidy
       - name: set up R
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
index 6df1ba3..bf97a7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           r-version: 'release'
+      - name: If local, apt update
+        if: ${{ (env.ACT || False) }}
+        run: sudo apt update
       - name: Install Tidy
         run: apt update && sudo apt install -y tidy 
       - name: Install Deps For Pkgnet & ${{ matrix.test_pkg }}