diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq-server.rb b/roles/rabbitmq-server.rb
index 207c9c3..0c9517b 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq-server.rb
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq-server.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name "rabbitmq-server"
 description "RabbitMQ Server (non-ha)"
 run_list(
   "role[base]",
+  "recipe[apt]",
   "recipe[erlang::default]",
   "recipe[rabbitmq::default]"
 )