diff --git a/prep-grid-vm.sh b/prep-grid-vm.sh
index 0aeca0a..0b5c264 100644
--- a/prep-grid-vm.sh
+++ b/prep-grid-vm.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #/bin/bash
 apt update
 # install ops tools
-apt install sudo nmon tmux tcpdump nano -y
+apt install sudo nmon tmux tcpdump nano iputils-ping -y
 
 # install Docker + docker-compose
 apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release -y