diff --git a/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml
index e29dee4c..6827d5fc 100644
--- a/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common-tools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       - tmux  # better than screen
       - needrestart  # ask to restart services after upgrade
       - lsb-release  # needed to autodetect Debian version
+      - curl  # placeholder
   register: apt_result
   retries: 3
   until: apt_result is succeeded