diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/github-hosts-sync/default.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/github-hosts-sync/default.nix
index 5caf225cb..fbc48fa3f 100644
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/github-hosts-sync/default.nix
+++ b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/github-hosts-sync/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ca-bundle = "${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt";
     path = stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [
       pkgs.git
+      pkgs.nettools
       pkgs.openssh
       pkgs.rsync
     ];