diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 325ccdf3d..0acc430a7 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ fi
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y git make curl software-properties-common
 
+[[ `lsb_release -sr` == "12.04" ]] && apt-get install -y python-software-properties
+
 cd ~ && test -d dokku || git clone $DOKKU_REPO
 cd dokku
 git fetch origin