diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/app_builder.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/app_builder.yaml
index 2108a51..a3af6f4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/app_builder.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/app_builder.yaml
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: GitLite
 
     steps:
+      - name: Prepare Arch job container
+        working-directory: /
+        run: |
+          pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+          pacman -S --needed --noconfirm nodejs npm git docker
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           path: GitLite