diff --git a/scripts/ct/run.sh b/scripts/ct/run.sh
index 17a30e08b..4e79476e0 100755
--- a/scripts/ct/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/ct/run.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ONLY_UP='no'
 ATTACH='no'
 STOP='no'
 IS_CI='no'
+ODBC_REQUEST='no'
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     case $1 in
         -h|--help)
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ for dep in ${CT_DEPS}; do
             FILES+=( '.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-cassandra.yaml' )
             ;;
         sqlserver)
+            ODBC_REQUEST='yes'
             FILES+=( '.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-sqlserver.yaml' )
             ;;
         *)
@@ -190,6 +192,12 @@ for dep in ${CT_DEPS}; do
     esac
 done
 
+if [ "$ODBC_REQUEST" = 'yes' ]; then
+    INSTALL_ODBC="./scripts/install-odbc-driver.sh"
+else
+    INSTALL_ODBC="echo 'Driver msodbcsql driver not requested'"
+fi
+
 F_OPTIONS=""
 
 for file in "${FILES[@]}"; do
@@ -232,6 +240,7 @@ docker exec -i $TTY -u root:root "$ERLANG_CONTAINER" bash -c "openssl rand -base
 # the user must exist inside the container for `whoami` to work
 docker exec -i $TTY -u root:root "$ERLANG_CONTAINER" bash -c "useradd --uid $DOCKER_USER -M -d / emqx" || true
 docker exec -i $TTY -u root:root "$ERLANG_CONTAINER" bash -c "chown -R $DOCKER_USER /var/lib/secret" || true
+docker exec -i $TTY -u root:root "$ERLANG_CONTAINER" bash -c "$INSTALL_ODBC" || true
 
 if [ "$ONLY_UP" = 'yes' ]; then
     exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/install-odbc-driver.sh b/scripts/install-odbc-driver.sh
index c7b94cf13..b1fd894a0 100755
--- a/scripts/install-odbc-driver.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-odbc-driver.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # install msodbcsql17
 curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add - && \
 curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/11/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list && \
+## TODO: upgrade builder image
+apt-get update && \
 ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql17 unixodbc-dev && \
 ## and not needed to modify /etc/odbcinst.ini
 ## docker-compose will mount one in .ci/docker-compose-file/odbc