diff --git a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml
index 77ea84acba..eeae498065 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+- name: Install socat for haproxy management
+  package:
+    name: socat
+    state: present
 - name: Synchronize docker-compose directory
   synchronize:
     src: docker/