diff --git a/install-php-extensions b/install-php-extensions
index 2d8ec5b..7614e60 100755
--- a/install-php-extensions
+++ b/install-php-extensions
@@ -1192,6 +1192,7 @@ installRequiredPackages() {
 	case "$DISTRO" in
 		alpine)
 			apk add $IPE_APK_FLAGS $PACKAGES_PERSISTENT_NEW $PACKAGES_VOLATILE
+			apk upgrade
 			;;
 		debian)
 			DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y $PACKAGES_PERSISTENT_NEW $PACKAGES_VOLATILE
diff --git a/scripts/ci-markused-alpine b/scripts/ci-markused-alpine
index ba38553..3489dac 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-markused-alpine
+++ b/scripts/ci-markused-alpine
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 
+wget -qO /dev/null https://www.google.com && echo wget works
 apk update
 apk del libzip
 apk add ebook-tools # <- uses libzip
 CI=true ./install-php-extensions zip # <- uses libzip
 apk del ebook-tools
 php --ri zip
+wget -qO /dev/null https://www.google.com && echo wget works