diff --git a/.github/workflows/zoo_helper.workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/zoo_helper.workflow.yml
index 8feeba880..46c9f40f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zoo_helper.workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zoo_helper.workflow.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev pkg-config bison autoconf libtool libxi-dev libxtst-dev libxrandr-dev libx11-dev libxft-dev libxext-dev nasm flex libudev-dev build-essential automake
+          sudo apt install ninja-build
 
       - name: Configure project
         run: cmake -S . -B build -DDEPTHAI_ENABLE_CURL=ON