diff --git a/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile b/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile
index f9bdb59ade0..00fdd938aed 100644
--- a/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
-RUN apt -yq update && \
-    apt -yq install --no-install-recommends git curl wget ca-certificates sudo build-essential
-
 RUN groupadd -g 1001 runner && useradd -ms /bin/bash -u 1001 -g 1001 runner && \
     echo "ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
 
@@ -11,6 +8,9 @@ USER runner
 # Set PATH for runner user
 ENV PATH=/ic/bin:/home/runner/.cargo/bin:/home/runner/.local/bin:$PATH
 
+RUN apt -yq update && \
+    apt -yq install --no-install-recommends git curl wget ca-certificates sudo build-essential
+
 # Install rustup and cargo
 ARG RUST_VERSION=1.79.0
 RUN curl --fail https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf \