diff --git a/manifests/app_type.pp b/manifests/app_type.pp
index 1828bee..5ce6f7f 100644
--- a/manifests/app_type.pp
+++ b/manifests/app_type.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ define sunetdrive::app_type (
   $override_config = undef,
   $override_compose = undef
 ) {
+  include sunet::packages::netcat_openbsd
   # Config from group.yaml and customer specific conf
   $environment = sunetdrive::get_environment()
   $customer = sunetdrive::get_customer()
diff --git a/manifests/mariadb_backup.pp b/manifests/mariadb_backup.pp
index 2a9dd6c..bc817f8 100644
--- a/manifests/mariadb_backup.pp
+++ b/manifests/mariadb_backup.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # This is a asyncronous replica of the Maria DB Cluster for SUNET Drive
 class sunetdrive::mariadb_backup($tag_mariadb=undef,  $location=undef) {
+  include sunet::packages::netcat_openbsd
   $dirs = [ 'datadir', 'init', 'conf', 'backups' ]
   $dirs.each | $dir | {
     ensure_resource('file',"/opt/mariadb_backup/${dir}", { ensure => directory, recurse => true } )