diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/initial/frr.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/initial/frr.j2
index ff13b2607..b6f267373 100644
--- a/netsim/ansible/templates/initial/frr.j2
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/initial/frr.j2
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ else
   curl -s https://deb.frrouting.org/frr/keys.asc | apt-key add -
   FRRVER="frr-stable"
   echo deb https://deb.frrouting.org/frr $(lsb_release -s -c) $FRRVER > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/frr.list
-  apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq frr frr-pythontools bridge-utils
+  apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq frr frr-pythontools bridge-utils ethtool
 fi
 {% else %}
 {%   if netlab_mgmt_vrf|default(False) %}