diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5250f8bae..3d12a8b68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -850,6 +850,11 @@ jobs:
           cache-save-if: 'false'
           install-build-packaging-tools: 'false'
 
+      - name: Install network fault-injection tools
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y iptables
+          sudo -n iptables --version
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with: