diff --git a/common/ubuntu_base.sh b/common/ubuntu_base.sh
index 6eca79f..397fa14 100644
--- a/common/ubuntu_base.sh
+++ b/common/ubuntu_base.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 # Useful tools
 EXTRA_PKGS="byobu curl ethtool iputils-ping lsof strace tcpdump traceroute wget iptables"
 # Pretty tools
-EXTRA_PKGS="${EXTRA_PKGS} byobu htop tmux tree vim-nox mc eatmydata"
+EXTRA_PKGS="${EXTRA_PKGS} byobu htop tmux tree vim-nox mc eatmydata jq"
 # Common prerequisites
 # growlvm.py dependencies
 GROWLVM_PKGS="python-jsonschema python-yaml"