diff --git a/ci/base-images/opensuse/Dockerfile.python39 b/ci/base-images/opensuse/Dockerfile.python39
index 5bc375f9e..7a991d094 100644
--- a/ci/base-images/opensuse/Dockerfile.python39
+++ b/ci/base-images/opensuse/Dockerfile.python39
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN set -e; \
             ;; \
         *) echo >&2 "error: unsupported architecture: '$ARCH_NAME'"; exit 1 ;; \
     esac \
-    && zypper --non-interactive install -l --no-recommends gcc12 gcc12-c++ gcc12-fortran \
+    && zypper refresh && zypper --non-interactive update && zypper --non-interactive install -l --no-recommends gcc12 gcc12-c++ gcc12-fortran \
         python39 python39-devel python39-pip findutils java-23-openjdk-devel \
         bzip2 git-core wget zip unzip make gawk nodejs22 npm22 nodejs22-devel libxml2-devel \
     && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 10 \