diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 8d95fa2..56a8c87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ jobs:
 
           # run_qemu deps
           sudo apt install -y mkosi # this one pulls A LOT
-          sudo apt install -y dracut-core qemu-utils
-          if test '${{ matrix.cfg.os }}' = 'ubuntu-24.04'; then
-             sudo apt install -y systemd-ukify systemd-boot
-          fi
+          sudo apt install -y dracut-core qemu-utils ovmf mtools
+
+      - name: apt get Ubuntu 24 requirements
+        if: matrix.cfg.os  == 'ubuntu-24.04'
+        run: |
+           # systemd was monolithic in Ubunutu 22
+           sudo apt install -y systemd-ukify systemd-boot
 
       # argbash. TODO: mixing generated code and sources in the same git
       # repo is generally a bad idea but this particular one changes