diff --git a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
index 98b28580ea72f4bc52abb29ed5c428f4d4507ed1..683eba3727bd189363fe5e0835e09d5e5277c4e1 100644
--- a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
+++ b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #//
 #/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+# install python for the simulator
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install python
+
 # install influx
 wget https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.2.4_amd64.deb
 dpkg -i influxdb_1.2.4_amd64.deb