diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index a1e144dca..7e4669099 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -127,10 +127,23 @@ case "$reply" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-if [[ ${GITHUB_ACTIONS} == "true" ]]; then
-    apt-get install -qq -y "${pacstall_deps[@]}"
-else
-    apt-get install -y "${pacstall_deps[@]}"
+for pkg in "${pacstall_deps[@]}"; do
+    if ! dpkg -s "${pkg}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if [[ ${pkg} == "spdx-licenses" ]]; then
+            if [[ -z $(apt-cache search --names-only "^${pkg}$") ]]; then
+                curl -s "http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/${pkg}/${pkg}_3.8+dfsg-3_all.deb" -o "/tmp/${pkg}.deb" && \
+                    sudo apt install "/tmp/${pkg}.deb" -y && sudo rm -f "/tmp/${pkg}.deb" && continue
+            fi
+        fi
+        to_install+=("${pkg}")
+    fi
+done
+if ((${#to_install[@]} != 0)); then
+    if [[ ${GITHUB_ACTIONS} == "true" ]]; then
+        apt-get install -qq -y "${to_install[@]}"
+    else
+        apt-get install -y "${to_install[@]}"
+    fi
 fi
 
 METADIR="/var/lib/pacstall/metadata"
diff --git a/misc/scripts/update.sh b/misc/scripts/update.sh
index da98fb955..d8a4c5965 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/update.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ done
 
 for pkg in "${pacstall_deps[@]}"; do
     if ! dpkg -s "${pkg}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if [[ ${pkg} == "spdx-licenses" ]]; then
+            if [[ -z $(apt-cache search --names-only "^${pkg}$") ]]; then
+                curl -s "http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/${pkg}/${pkg}_3.8+dfsg-3_all.deb" -o "/tmp/${pkg}.deb" && \
+                    sudo apt install "/tmp/${pkg}.deb" -y && sudo rm -f "/tmp/${pkg}.deb" && continue
+            fi
+        fi
         to_install+=("${pkg}")
     fi
 done