diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml
index 0343be7..5579c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,23 @@ jobs:
           echo "Listing /k8s_storage:"
           ls -lah /k8s_storage
 
+      - name: Install AWS CLI (user-local)
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Installing AWS CLI locally..."
+            curl -s https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip -o awscliv2.zip
+            unzip -q awscliv2.zip
+            ./aws/install \
+              --install-dir "$HOME/.aws-cli" \
+              --bin-dir "$HOME/bin"
+            echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          fi
+
       - name: Verify AWS identity
         run: |
-          curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
-          unzip awscliv2.zip
-          ./aws/install
           aws sts get-caller-identity
 
+
       - name: Run backup
         run: |
           bash scripts/backup_k8s_storage_to_s3.sh