diff --git a/src/main/resources/aws/.ebextensions/01packages.config b/src/main/resources/aws/.ebextensions/01packages.config
index 6280ff372..6261ecec8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/aws/.ebextensions/01packages.config
+++ b/src/main/resources/aws/.ebextensions/01packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "packages": {
-    "rpm": {
-      "ncbi-blast": "ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/2.2.28/ncbi-blast-2.2.28+-1.x86_64.rpm"
+  "commands": {
+    "01_enable_sudo": {
+      "command": "echo Defaults:root \!requiretty >> /etc/sudoers"
+    },
+    "02_install_blast": {
+      "command": "sudo wget ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/2.2.28/ncbi-blast-2.2.28+-1.x86_64.rpm &>> /tmp/install.log && sudo yum localinstall --nogpgcheck --assumeyes ncbi-blast-2.2.28+-1.x86_64.rpm &>> /tmp/install.log"
     }
   }
 }
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