diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index 7a28d958c..52d35e1f8 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 # latest stable NGINX 1.4.x with websocket support
+apt-get install -qq -y software-properties-common python-software-properties
 add-apt-repository -y ppa:nginx/stable
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -qq -y nginx dnsutils