diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index e7802b3d0d3cf969381b5fa2a99862b3df5aa05f..83ef67c352adb898a05481fb6624a44d8f9a9928 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ for:
       - call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" %ARCH%
 
     before_build:
+      - choco install lua
       - cd c:\dev\TDengine
       - md build
 
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ for:
         - image: macos
     clone_depth: 1
 
+    before_build:
+      - brew install lua
+
     build_script:
       - mkdir debug
       - cd debug