diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 1700312c..b46c5488 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cinder_distro_packages:
   - kmod-libs
   - zlib-devel
   - which
+  - iscsi-initiator-utils
 
 cinder_volume_distro_packages:
   - qemu-img
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 71e48b6b..0671feef 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ cinder_distro_packages:
   - zlibc
   - libffi-dev
   - libssl-dev
+  - open-iscsi
 
 cinder_volume_distro_packages:
   - qemu-utils