diff --git a/cgi-updater-payload.sh b/cgi-updater-payload.sh
index 757aae5..1a4d7be 100755
--- a/cgi-updater-payload.sh
+++ b/cgi-updater-payload.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 python_install_packages() {
+    apt-get -y install python-pip python-dev
     pip install --upgrade ${pip_pkgs[@]}
 }