diff --git a/setup/system.sh b/setup/system.sh
index e9758ce7..2a917bbc 100755
--- a/setup/system.sh
+++ b/setup/system.sh
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ echo Installing system packages...
 apt_install python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools \
 	netcat-openbsd wget curl git sudo coreutils bc \
 	haveged pollinate openssh-client unzip \
-	unattended-upgrades cron ntp fail2ban rsyslog
+	unattended-upgrades cron ntp fail2ban rsyslog file
 
 # ### Suppress Upgrade Prompts
 # When Ubuntu 20 comes out, we don't want users to be prompted to upgrade,