diff --git a/.github/workflows/vade.yml b/.github/workflows/vade.yml
index 4dbe781..944ac60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vade.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt install --quiet -y make gcc python3 bash valgrind nasm
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install --quiet -y make gcc python3 bash valgrind nasm
       - name: Build and test
         run: bin/vade clean test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e99475e..bb4c77b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ ifeq ($(CC),$(CLANG))
 VALGRIND:=
 endif
 
-ifeq (, $(shell which $(VALGRIND) 2>/dev/null))
+# Check if valgrind is operational (eg: not missing debuginfo etc..)
+ifneq (0, $(shell $(VALGRIND) /bin/false 2>/dev/null ; echo $?))
 #$(error "NOT HAVE VALGRIND ($(VALGRIND))")
 RUN:=
 RUNTEST:=RUN