diff --git a/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml b/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml
index 8ffbbeda..906087ca 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml
+++ b/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ logstash_distro_packages:
   - logrotate
   - logstash
   - python-pexpect
+  - python3-pexpect
 
 logstash_sysconfig_path: /etc/default/logstash