diff --git a/modules/cgit/manifests/init.pp b/modules/cgit/manifests/init.pp
index 71656d1135..44fcc7196e 100644
--- a/modules/cgit/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/cgit/manifests/init.pp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class cgit(
   package { [
       'cgit',
       'git-daemon',
+      'socat',
     ]:
     ensure => present,
   }