diff --git a/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
index 4e45adbe2f..3472a6d797 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   package: name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
   - haproxy
+  - socat
   tags:
   - packages
   - haproxy