diff --git a/test/entrypoint-test.sh b/test/entrypoint-test.sh
index 347f6c3..a5db66f 100755
--- a/test/entrypoint-test.sh
+++ b/test/entrypoint-test.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ NOOP
     cat > "$HOME/bin/yay" <<'NOOP'
 #!/bin/bash
 echo "[stub] yay $* (routed through pacman)"
+sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm
 exec sudo pacman --noconfirm "$@"
 NOOP
     chmod +x "$HOME/bin/"*