diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
index 398c793..0717c69 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class rhizo_base::packages::common {
             'sngrep', 'rrdtool', 'dnsmasq', 'joe', 'curl', 'htop', 'screen', 'iperf3', 'iftop',
             'websocketd', 'fping', 'mtr-tiny', 'openssh-server', 'telnet', 'netcat-traditional',
             'python-unidecode', 'python-dateutil', 'python-yaml', 'python-formencode',
-            'python-smpplib', 'python-psycopg2', 'python-pysqlite2' ]:
+            'python-smpplib', 'python-psycopg2', 'python-pysqlite2', 'rsync' ]:
       ensure  => installed,
       require => Class['rhizo_base::apt'],
     }