diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/base.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/base.sls
index d7d8a36e31f..6e805f31eae 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/base.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/base.sls
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ pkg-core:
       - apt-transport-https
       - python-apt
       - glusterfs-client
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+      - socat
+{% endif %}