diff --git a/deps/parsersql/parsersql b/deps/parsersql/parsersql
index 536fc15c3..1d0d4e7fb 120000
--- a/deps/parsersql/parsersql
+++ b/deps/parsersql/parsersql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-parsersql-1.0.8
\ No newline at end of file
+parsersql-1.0.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/parsersql/parsersql-1.0.8.tar.gz b/deps/parsersql/parsersql-1.0.8.tar.gz
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index c50af4555..000000000
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diff --git a/deps/parsersql/parsersql-1.0.9.tar.gz b/deps/parsersql/parsersql-1.0.9.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5a1504d5
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diff --git a/test/infra/control/verify-package-install.bash b/test/infra/control/verify-package-install.bash
index dec6d10bc..450bb0902 100755
--- a/test/infra/control/verify-package-install.bash
+++ b/test/infra/control/verify-package-install.bash
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ set -euo pipefail
 PKG_TYPE="$1"
 HAS_PLUGINS="$2"
 
+# Portable ELF check — minimal base images (debian-slim, etc.) may not ship
+# `file` or `which`, so validate the ELF magic bytes (7f 45 4c 46) directly.
+is_elf() { [ "$(head -c4 "$1" 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')" = "7f454c46" ]; }
+
 echo "==> Installing package: /tmp/pkg.$PKG_TYPE"
 case "$PKG_TYPE" in
     deb)
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ if [[ "$HAS_PLUGINS" == "true" ]]; then
         path="/usr/lib/proxysql/${plugin}"
         if [[ -f "$path" ]]; then
             echo "  OK   ${plugin} (exists)"
-            if file "$path" | grep -q 'ELF 64-bit'; then
+            if is_elf "$path"; then
                 echo "  OK   ${plugin} (valid ELF)"
             else
                 echo "  FAIL ${plugin} (not a valid ELF file)" >&2
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Binary sanity check
-if file "$(which proxysql)" | grep -q 'ELF 64-bit'; then
+if is_elf "$(command -v proxysql)"; then
     echo "  OK   proxysql binary (valid ELF)"
 else
     echo "  FAIL proxysql binary (not a valid ELF file)" >&2