diff --git a/roles/pagure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pagure/tasks/main.yml
index 1cf25fa8ef..2578c4e3ef 100644
--- a/roles/pagure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pagure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 
 # Set-up gitolite
 
+- name: install needed packages
+  yum: pkg=gitolite state=present
+  tags:
+  - pagure
+  - gitolite
+  - packages
+
 - name: create the folder where we store the git repositories
   action: file state=directory
                path=/srv/git