diff --git a/ci/test/01_base_install.sh b/ci/test/01_base_install.sh
index 3e0bc4666ef..d62221a7b77 100755
--- a/ci/test/01_base_install.sh
+++ b/ci/test/01_base_install.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ -n "${APT_LLVM_V}" ]; then
   )
 fi
 
-if [[ $CI_IMAGE_NAME_TAG == *alpine* ]]; then
+if command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ${CI_RETRY_EXE} apk update
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
   ${CI_RETRY_EXE} apk add --no-cache $CI_BASE_PACKAGES $PACKAGES