diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index f2d43e0d3..a7f867340 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ if [ ! `command -v ansible-playbook` ]; then   # "command -v" is POSIX compliant
         pip install ansible==$GOOD_VER --disable-pip-version-check
     # Parens are optional, but greatly clarify :)
     elif (grep -qi ubuntu /etc/lsb-release 2> /dev/null) || (grep -qi ubuntu /etc/os-release); then
-        apt -y install python-pip python-setuptools python-wheel patch
+        #apt -y install python-pip python-setuptools python-wheel patch
+        apt -y install software-properties-common
         apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible
         #apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible-2.4
     # elif UBUNTU MUST REMAIN ABOVE (as Ubuntu ALSO contains /etc/debian_version, which would trigger the line just below)