diff --git a/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml b/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
index c8a783f3c0..882e46f0f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: sudo aa-status
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y fakeroot reprepro devscripts debhelper libcapture-tiny-perl libjson-perl libsoap-lite-perl libdbi-perl libcgi-pm-perl quilt openssh-server dpkg looptools genometools software-properties-common
       - run: perl github_action_xcat_test.pl