diff --git a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
index 29d2b9dba7..d80cd7b482 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   - createrepo                # for the sign-and-import playbook
   - unzip                     # general useful util
   - fpaste                    # general useful util
+  - mtr                       # useful for network debugging
   - lftp                      # needed to easily pull in builds from koji for internal repos
   - git-email                 # needed to send patches for review to the mailing list
   - python-dns                # needed to have ansible remove ip-based known_host entries