diff --git a/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp b/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp
index 67e169490..6f777ff29 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ class nova::compute::xenserver(
     'xenapi_connection_password': value => $xenapi_connection_password;
     'xenapi_inject_image': value => $xenapi_inject_image;
   }
+  package { 'xenapi':
+    ensure   => installed,
+    provider => pip
+  }
 }