diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
index 5c1a82bc..62645a14 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ common_packages:
   - bind9-host
   - bash-completion
   - sudo
+  - apt-transport-https
 
 # Set this variable in your playbook
 # additional_packages: