diff --git a/debian/debian-essentials.sh b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
index a3ff0dc..f1b0385 100755
--- a/debian/debian-essentials.sh
+++ b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if [[ -f /dev/.lxc-boot-id ]]
 fi
 
 # download and install packages
-apt-get install -y restic hstr htop ncdu pwgen lsb-release cron sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
+apt-get install -y bind9-dnsutils restic hstr htop ncdu pwgen lsb-release cron sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
 
 # add akanealw user if not existing
 isInFile=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep -c "akanealw")