diff --git a/.github/workflows/push_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/push_tests.yml
index ab4b8299..a885bbd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push_tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          pip install setuptools  
           pip install flake8
           pip install black
           cd client