diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49ebc5130..79f4409aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ permalink: /docs/en-US/changelog/
 * Install WP-CLI doctor package ( #2051 )
 * Enhanced database backup terminal output ( #2256 ) 
 * Sites with no `hosts` defined will now default to `{sitename}.test` ( #2267 ) 
+* Avoid `apt-get update` to run on the main provisioner on every provision ( #2272 )
 
 ### Deprecations
 
diff --git a/provision/provision-helpers.sh b/provision/provision-helpers.sh
index d0acbcc5f..e3df0c6b0 100644
--- a/provision/provision-helpers.sh
+++ b/provision/provision-helpers.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export GREEN="\033[38;5;2m"
 export RED="\033[38;5;9m"
 export CRESET="\033[0m"
 export BOLD="\033[1m"
+export VVV_APT_GET_EVERY=$((60*60*24)) # every day
 
 VVV_CONFIG=/vagrant/vvv-custom.yml
 if [[ -f /vagrant/config.yml ]]; then
@@ -152,6 +153,25 @@ function noroot() {
 }
 export -f noroot
 
+function vvv_maybe_run_apt_update() {
+  curr_date=$(date +%s)
+  last_apt_update=0
+  if [ -f /vvv/apt_update_last_run ]; then
+    last_apt_update=$(stat -c %Y "/vvv/apt_update_last_run")
+  fi
+  diff=$((curr_date-last_apt_update));
+
+  if [ "$diff" -lt "$VVV_APT_GET_EVERY" ]; then
+    return
+  fi
+  touch /vvv/apt_update_last_run
+
+  echo " * Running apt-get update..."
+  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+  apt-get update -y --fix-missing
+}
+export -f vvv_maybe_run_apt_update
+
 function vvv_apt_keys_has() {
   local keys=$( apt-key list )
   if [[ ! $( echo "${keys}" | grep "$1") ]]; then
@@ -280,10 +300,8 @@ vvv_package_install() {
   echo " * Updating apt keys"
   apt-key update -y
 
-  # Update all of the package references before installing anything
-  echo " * Running apt-get update..."
-  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-  apt-get update -y --fix-missing
+  # Maybe update all of the package references before installing anything
+  vvv_maybe_run_apt_update
 
   # Install required packages
   echo " * Installing apt-get packages..."
diff --git a/provision/provision.sh b/provision/provision.sh
index 80790d9c3..9736bee2b 100755
--- a/provision/provision.sh
+++ b/provision/provision.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 . "/srv/config/bash_aliases"
 
 # cleanup
+mkdir -p /vvv
 mkdir -p /vagrant
 rm -rf /vagrant/failed_provisioners
 mkdir -p /vagrant/failed_provisioners