diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c7df44e5..0f4dd65b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ jobs:
               uses: ros-tooling/setup-ros@v0.7
               with:
                 required-ros-distributions: ${{ matrix.ros-distro }}
-            # Set up rosdep
-            - name: Set up rosdep
-              run: |
-                sudo rosdep init
-                rosdep update
             # Get smc_storm for testing
             - name: Get smc_storm
               id: get_smc_storm
@@ -67,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
                 mkdir ros_interfaces_ws
                 cd ros_interfaces_ws
                 ln -s ../ros_support_interfaces src
+                rosdep update
                 rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
                 colcon build --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
             # run the tests