diff --git a/docs/admin/deployment/onboarding_journalists.rst b/docs/admin/deployment/onboarding_journalists.rst
index 853c6792b..c98b70d3a 100644
--- a/docs/admin/deployment/onboarding_journalists.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/deployment/onboarding_journalists.rst
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ to access the servers over SSH.
 - Open a terminal and run the following commands:
 
   .. code:: sh
-
+    
+    sudo apt update
     cd ~/Persistent/securedrop
     ./securedrop-admin setup
     ./securedrop-admin tailsconfig
diff --git a/docs/admin/deployment/ssh_over_local_net.rst b/docs/admin/deployment/ssh_over_local_net.rst
index fe22adcaa..48ca30fe8 100644
--- a/docs/admin/deployment/ssh_over_local_net.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/deployment/ssh_over_local_net.rst
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ latest production release.
 
 .. code:: sh
 
+    $ sudo apt update
     $ cd ~/Persistent/securedrop
     $ ./securedrop-admin update
     $ ./securedrop-admin setup
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation/install.rst b/docs/admin/installation/install.rst
index bffa6c8fe..0314a2986 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation/install.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation/install.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ command:
 
 .. code:: sh
 
+    sudo apt update
     ./securedrop-admin setup
 
 The package installation will take approximately 10 minutes or longer, depending
diff --git a/docs/admin/maintenance/rebuild_admin.rst b/docs/admin/maintenance/rebuild_admin.rst
index f6e281f2b..fa4fe6a5f 100644
--- a/docs/admin/maintenance/rebuild_admin.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/maintenance/rebuild_admin.rst
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ previous steps. To do so, connect to the Tor network on the
 
 .. code:: sh
 
+ sudo apt update
  cd ~/Persistent/securedrop
  ./securedrop-admin setup
  ./securedrop-admin sdconfig
diff --git a/docs/admin/maintenance/update_workstations.rst b/docs/admin/maintenance/update_workstations.rst
index d5c0774df..a2b946a0b 100644
--- a/docs/admin/maintenance/update_workstations.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/maintenance/update_workstations.rst
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ out the new release: ::
 
 Finally, run the following commands: ::
 
+  sudo apt update
   ./securedrop-admin setup
-  ./securedrop-admin tailsconfig
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+  ./securedrop-admin tailsconfig