diff --git a/.devcontainer/local-features/apptainer/install.sh b/.devcontainer/local-features/apptainer/install.sh
index d4bf1c770..030d1c50b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/local-features/apptainer/install.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/local-features/apptainer/install.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Install Apptainer (Singularity)
-add-apt-repository -y ppa:apptainer/ppa
+
 apt-get update --quiet
 
+# installs add-apt-repository
+apt install --reinstall -y software-properties-common
+
+add-apt-repository -y ppa:apptainer/ppa
+
 apt install -y apptainer
 
 apt-get clean