diff --git a/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp b/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp
index 8a678610ac..20822f792c 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class jenkins::params {
       $python_zmq_package = 'python-zmq'
       $python3_dev_package = 'python3-all-dev'
       $rubygems_package = 'rubygems'
+      $ruby1_9_1_package = 'ruby1.9.1'
+      $ruby1_9_1_dev_package = 'ruby1.9.1-dev'
+      $ruby_bundler_package = 'ruby-bundler'
       $sqlite_package = 'sqlite3'
       $unzip_package = 'unzip'
       $xslt_package = 'xsltproc'
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/manifests/slave.pp b/modules/jenkins/manifests/slave.pp
index 99adda761b..26f1b4c373 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins/manifests/slave.pp
+++ b/modules/jenkins/manifests/slave.pp
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ class jenkins::slave(
         ensure => present,
       }
 
+      package { $::jenkins::params::ruby1_9_1_package:
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+
+      package { $::jenkins::params::ruby1_9_1_dev_package:
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+
+      package { $::jenkins::params::ruby_bundler_package:
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jenkins' module only supports osfamily Debian or RedHat (slaves only).")