diff --git a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh
index 1c56ac9e..f2ae3c9c 100755
--- a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh
+++ b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set +eux
 apt-get update
 apt-get -y --force-yes install bash-completion wget bzip2 git-core \
         less tmux mosh \
-        sudo git vim </dev/null
+        sudo git vim file </dev/null
 
 apt-get -y --force-yes python-software-properties </dev/null ||
     apt-get -y --force-yes software-properties-common </dev/null