diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/base.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/base.yaml
index 9b7a33a4..d79b25ce 100644
--- a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/base.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/base.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
   - build-essential
   # for torrent transport
   - python-libtorrent
+  # for riak python package
+  - libffi-dev
+  - libssl-dev
 
 # PIP
 #- apt: name=python-pip state=absent