diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_custom_cl.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_custom_cl.yml
index fabcc57d4..364163239 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_custom_cl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_custom_cl.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ jobs:
           if [ -n "$core_ref" ]; then
             echo "CUSTOM_CORE_REF=${core_ref}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
           fi
+      - name: Install gauntlet dependencies
+        run: cd gauntlet && yarn install
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@44c2b7a8a4ea60a981eaca3cf939b5f4305c123b # v4.1.5
       - name: Download Artifacts