diff --git a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
index 74e4339bc2..c99de0e295 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   - python-GeoIP              # Needed for geoip scripts
   - python-fedmsg-fasclient   # fasClient fedmsg job
   - bind                      # named-checkzone for dns repo
+  - emacs-nox                 # because smooge is weak
   tags:
   - batcave
   - config