diff --git a/manifests/watchdog.pp b/manifests/watchdog.pp
index 993b7e5..ff61a05 100644
--- a/manifests/watchdog.pp
+++ b/manifests/watchdog.pp
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class logstash::watchdog (
   package { 'jq':
     ensure => present,
   }
+  package { 'curl':
+    ensure => present,
+  }
 
   file { '/usr/local/bin/logstash-watchdog':
     ensure  => present,