diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f44618829..c98fd9bf7 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -13636,10 +13636,22 @@ class se_Helper {
     createMetaJson(root) {
         const execSync = external_child_process_.execSync;
         console.log('Run number: ' + this.currentBuild.runNumber);
-        const xmllint = execSync('sudo apt install libxml2-utils', {
-            shell: '/bin/bash'
-        });
-        console.log(xmllint.toString());
+        try {
+            const xmllint = execSync('sudo apt-get update; sudo apt install libxml2-utils', {
+                shell: '/bin/bash'
+            });
+            console.log(xmllint.toString());
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            let message;
+            if (err instanceof Error) {
+                message = err.message;
+            }
+            else {
+                message = String(err);
+            }
+            console.log(message);
+        }
         const ret = [];
         const poms = this.listPoms(root);
         const ownersFile = Object(external_fs_.readFileSync)(root + '.github/CODEOWNERS', 'utf8')
diff --git a/src/se.ts b/src/se.ts
index 16d077988..4fb91dacb 100644
--- a/src/se.ts
+++ b/src/se.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,24 @@ export class Helper {
   public createMetaJson(root: string) {
     const execSync = child.execSync
     console.log('Run number: ' + this.currentBuild.runNumber)
-    const xmllint = execSync('sudo apt install libxml2-utils', {
-      shell: '/bin/bash'
-    })
-    console.log(xmllint.toString())
+    try {
+      const xmllint = execSync(
+        'sudo apt-get update; sudo apt install libxml2-utils',
+        {
+          shell: '/bin/bash'
+        }
+      )
+
+      console.log(xmllint.toString())
+    } catch (err) {
+      let message
+      if (err instanceof Error) {
+        message = err.message
+      } else {
+        message = String(err)
+      }
+      console.log(message)
+    }
     const ret: string[] = []
     const poms = this.listPoms(root)
     const ownersFile = fs