diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml
index 6b798d8761..f94aaebfcd 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     - buildbot-master
     - libsemanage-python
     - python-psycopg2
+    - python-novaclient
 
 - name: add the buildmaster user
   user: name={{ master_user }}