diff --git a/basic_checks.yml b/basic_checks.yml
index 25d38c2..6ada3fb 100644
--- a/basic_checks.yml
+++ b/basic_checks.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
       command: open /Applications/Docker.app
       when: ansible_os_family == "Darwin"
 
+    - name: Install requests module
+      pip:
+        name: requests
+        state: present
+
     - name: Start the pricer container normally
       docker_container:
         name: pricer