diff --git a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
index f862abbf09..0a388caa67 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   - python-GeoIP              # Needed for geoip scripts
   - python-fedmsg-fasclient   # fasClient fedmsg job
   - bind                      # named-checkzone for dns repo
+  - python-novaclient         # For general openstack cloud administration
   tags:
   - batcave
   - config