diff --git a/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml
index be647bf82d..d8c5b2eeae 100644
--- a/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 - name: install docker
   action: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }} name=docker state=present"
 
+- name: install python-docker-py
+  package: name=python-docker-py state=present
+
 - name: ensure docker daemon cert dir exists
   file:
     path: "{{docker_cert_dir}}"