diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 92b26e8078de..26df5d5f01d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Checkout"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: {fetch-depth: 1}
-      
       - name: Set up vagrant and libvirt
         uses: ./.github/actions/vagrant-setup
       - name: "Vagrant Cache"
@@ -81,6 +80,9 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x ./dist/artifacts/k3s
           cd tests/e2e/${{ matrix.etest }}
           go test -v -timeout=45m ./${{ matrix.etest}}_test.go -ci -local
+      - name: On Failure, install ssh 
+        if: ${{ failure() }} && runner.environment == 'self-hosted'
+        run: sudo apt-get install openssh-client
       - name: On Failure, Launch Debug Session
         uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
         if: ${{ failure() }}