diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index e634149d..1919e556 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ octavia_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
   - iptables-services
   - libxml2-devel
+  - git
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 0cef4b67..6d1f6b35 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ octavia_distro_packages:
   - iptables-persistent
   - netfilter-persistent
   - libxml2-dev
+  - git