diff --git a/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml
index 0bd96e9e..5f114d8b 100644
--- a/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,22 @@
       become_user: root
       file: dest={{ r_connector_rprofile_base_dir }} owner={{ d4science_user }} group={{ d4science_user }} state=directory
 
+    - name: Download the fuse jar-with-dependencies
+      become_user: root
+      get_url:
+        url: '{{ fuse_integration_jar_url }}'
+        dest: /usr/local/lib/{{ fuse_integration_file }}
+        force: yes
+        mode: 0555
+   
+    - name: Download the fuse jar-with-dependencies
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ fuse_integration_name }} version={{ fuse_integration_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ fuse_integration_group_id }} extension={{ fuse_integration_extension | default('jar') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} classifier={{ fuse_integration_classifier }} dest=/usr/local/lib/{{ fuse_integration_file } 
+
+#      shell: cd /usr/local/lib/ ; wget http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-snapshots/org/gcube/data-access/sh-fuse-integration/1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/sh-fuse-integration-1.0.0-20190312.161452-1-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+#      args:
+#        creates: /usr/local/lib/sh-fuse-integration-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+
+
     - name: Get the svn repository that provides the .Rprofile
       subversion: repo={{ r_connector_rprofile_svn_url }} dest={{ r_connector_rprofile_path }}
 
@@ -84,6 +100,14 @@
   when: r_connector_install
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'r_connector', 'tomcat' ]
 
+- block:
+# Additional fuse packages 
+    - name: Install the libfuse package 
+      apt: pkg=libfuse2 state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600
+
+    - name: Install the fuse package
+      apt: pkg=fuse state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600
+
 - block:
     - name: Reconfigure the Java environment for R
       shell: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle ; export J2SDKDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle ; export J2REDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre ; R CMD javareconf