diff --git a/elements/overcloud-base/install.d/package-installs-overcloud-base b/elements/overcloud-base/install.d/package-installs-overcloud-base
index f13f0791..e5a9940c 100644
--- a/elements/overcloud-base/install.d/package-installs-overcloud-base
+++ b/elements/overcloud-base/install.d/package-installs-overcloud-base
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ iptables_services
 tmpwatch
 openssl-perl
 lvm2
+sysstat
diff --git a/elements/overcloud-base/pkg-map b/elements/overcloud-base/pkg-map
index e41bc5d0..323a8eb9 100644
--- a/elements/overcloud-base/pkg-map
+++ b/elements/overcloud-base/pkg-map
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "numactl": "numactl",
     "yum_plugin_priorities_package": "yum-plugin-priorities",
     "iptables_services": "iptables-services",
-    "tmpwatch": "tmpwatch"
+    "tmpwatch": "tmpwatch",
+    "sysstat": "sysstat"
   }
 }