diff --git a/ansible/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yaml
index f078b9f..85fcd4b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
     mode: '0644'
   notify: Restart nginx
 
+- name: Install openssl
+  package:
+    name: openssl
+    state: latest
+  when: nginx_ssl_enabled
+
 - name: Create nginx ssl directory
   file:
     path: /etc/nginx/ssl