diff --git a/elements/apache2/install.d/15-apache2 b/elements/apache2/install.d/15-apache2
index 83267f8b5..d7d0a0b72 100755
--- a/elements/apache2/install.d/15-apache2
+++ b/elements/apache2/install.d/15-apache2
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@
 set -eux
 
 install-packages apache2
+
+if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
+    install-packages ssl-cert
+fi