diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f3e242a3..089c1a4e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ jobs:
             pip install ".[test, dev]"
             pip install 'build<0.10.0'
             python -m build
+      - run:
+          name: Refresh packages
+          command: sudo apt-get update
+      - run:
+          name: Install xvfb for offline rendering
+          command: sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx xvfb
       - run:
           name: Run tests
           # This assumes pytest is installed via the install-package step above