diff --git a/npm_install.py b/npm_install.py
index 7e80d02..6372c1a 100644
--- a/npm_install.py
+++ b/npm_install.py
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ def main():
     apt_update_upgrade()
     apt_purge(["nginx","openresty","nodejs","npm","yarn","certbot","rustc","cargo"])
     apt_install(["ca-certificates","curl","gnupg","openssl","apache2-utils","logrotate","sudo","acl",
-                 "python3","sqlite3", "git", "lsb-release"])
+                 "python3","sqlite3", "git", "lsb-release", "build-essential"])
 
     setup_angie(ipv6_enabled=args.enable_ipv6)
     write_metrics_files()