diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index 54b926055..43692559a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         # need npe2 here to test preview page
         run: |
+          sudo apt install libffi7
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip install -r test-requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dataworkflow-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/dataworkflow-tests.yml
index 6ef18c007..18b34428b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dataworkflow-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dataworkflow-tests.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt install libffi7
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip install -r test-requirements.txt