diff --git a/.github/workflows/heapviz_test.yml b/.github/workflows/heapviz_test.yml
index 08f4808..6e7fb4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/heapviz_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/heapviz_test.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install ncurses
+        run: sudo apt-get install libncurses-dev
 
       - name: Check heapviz tool
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1