diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 24ea442..84d3391 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
 
 haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
+  - nc # Used for the Ansible haproxy module
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index ec8f5d6..ec1ed0d 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
+  - netcat # Used for the Ansible haproxy module
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
 
 haproxy_distro_packages_remove:
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index cb76c9d..75f62ea 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ haproxy_required_distro_packages:
 
 haproxy_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
+  - netcat # Used for the Ansible haproxy module
+  - psmisc
   - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
   - vim-haproxy
-  - psmisc