diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index baac818fcd..624b2fef11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ jobs:
                                           --save-path coverage.xml \
                                           --remote https://github.com/${{ github.repository }} \
                                           --command "python3 -m pip install 'mxnet<2' flaky numpy==1.18.4 \
+                                                    && python3 -m spacy download en && python -m spacy download de \
+                                                    && python3 -m nltk.downloader all \
                                                     && pytest -m 'not (gpu or serial)' --durations=30 --cov=. --cov-config=./.coveragerc --cov-report=xml tests/unittest" \
                                           --wait | tee batch_job.log
 
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
                                           --save-path coverage.xml \
                                           --remote https://github.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }} \
                                           --command "python3 -m pip install 'mxnet<2' flaky numpy==1.18.4 \
+                                                    && python -m spacy download en && python -m spacy download de \
+                                                    && python -m nltk.downloader all \
                                                     && pytest -m 'not (gpu or serial)' --durations=30 --cov=. --cov-config=./.coveragerc --cov-report=xml tests/unittest" \
                                           --wait | tee batch_job.log