diff --git a/roles/ansible_host/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ansible_host/tasks/main.yml
index bc8f455..171debe 100644
--- a/roles/ansible_host/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ansible_host/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     - ansible-collection-community-general
     - patch                # needed in next step
     - python3.9-dns        # required for lookup('dig', 'hostname')
+    - python3.9-ldap       # required for ldap modules
     - python3.9-netaddr    # required by iptables role
 
 - name: Patch ansible to support python 3.12 clients