diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e9319a4d3..e5ca1fa09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ jobs:
             # hotfix due to: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81640 TODO: remove after libpcre2-8-0:10.36 gets to stable channel
             sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
           fi
-          sudo apt-get -y install curl python3 python3-pip python3-nose apache2 libapache2-mod-php$php_version
+          sudo apt-get -y install curl python3 python3-pip python3-virtualenv apache2 libapache2-mod-php$php_version
 
       # Runs a set of commands using the runners shell
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
-              sudo pip3 install virtualenv # virtualenv must be instaled from pip and not from ubuntu packages
               sudo chown $USER:www-data $HOME/.composer
               pushd app
               sudo -H -u $USER php composer.phar install --no-progress