diff --git a/files/apts/general b/files/apts/general
index 90529e55c7..f3cab59c99 100644
--- a/files/apts/general
+++ b/files/apts/general
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ euca2ools # only for testing client
 tar
 python-cmd2 # dist:precise
 python-dev
+python-mock # testonly
 python2.7
 bc
 libyaml-dev