diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 489d34c31b..671d9a8366 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
       - python2-koji-cli-plugins
       # needed to make comps 
       - make
+      # needed for updates sync
+      - rsync
     state: present
   tags:
   - packages