diff --git a/scripts/lib/install b/scripts/lib/install
index c0c9e5e2a3..da4b9ee3a7 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/install
+++ b/scripts/lib/install
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EOF
 
 apt-get update
 apt-get -y dist-upgrade
-apt-get install -y puppet git
+apt-get install -y puppet git python
 
 mkdir -p /etc/zulip
 echo -e "[machine]\npuppet_classes = zulip::voyager\ndeploy_type = voyager" > /etc/zulip/zulip.conf