diff --git a/updater/bin/run.sh b/updater/bin/run.sh
index ffcad0073..e8421c52b 100755
--- a/updater/bin/run.sh
+++ b/updater/bin/run.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# WORKAROUND for https://github.com/ruby/resolv/issues/23, see also https://github.com/tinglesoftware/dependabot-azure-devops/pull/369
+if [ -n "$WORKAROUND_CMD" ]; then
+    eval "$WORKAROUND_CMD"
+fi
+
 command="$1"
 if [ -z "$command" ]; then
   echo "usage: run [update_script|fetch_files|update_files]"