diff --git a/tools/gate/00_setup.sh b/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
index e5a1af9a0..185d9befc 100755
--- a/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/gate/00_setup.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ envsubst <"${AIRSHIPCTL_WS}/tools/gate/config_template.yaml" > "$PLAYBOOK_CONFIG
 sudo apt install software-properties-common
 sudo apt-add-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
 sudo apt-get -y update
-sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install docker.io ansible make
+sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install docker.io ansible make python-passlib
 
 echo "primary ansible_host=localhost ansible_connection=local" > "$ANSIBLE_HOSTS"
 printf "[defaults]\nroles_path = %s/roles\n" "$AIRSHIPCTL_WS" > "$ANSIBLE_CFG"