diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
index 63f8136..ecac12c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
     password: "{{ root_pw | password_hash('sha512') }}"
   when: root_pw is defined
 
+- name: Ensure we have tar which is the basis for unpacking many other things
+  package:
+    name: tar
+    state: latest
+
 - name: Install firewalld on RedHat family
   package:
     name: firewalld