diff --git a/perl-script/provision.pl b/perl-script/provision.pl
index 9b558db..6312a9d 100644
--- a/perl-script/provision.pl
+++ b/perl-script/provision.pl
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if( ($admin_un) = `tail /etc/passwd | grep -v "nobody:"` =~ /([^:\n]+):[^:]+:[0-
 }
 
 # Setup the virtual environment
-system("pkg_add python3 openssl rust");
+system("pkg_add python3 openssl rust bash");
 printf("generating virtual enviornment...\n");
 system("su $SVC_ACCT -c 'python3 -m venv venv'");
 printf("running pip. can take up to 3 minutes due to slow compilation.\n");