diff --git a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
index 6a6cc76013..df5ae75dcb 100644
--- a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   - java-deptools
   - python2-psycopg2  # for ansible
   - libsemanage-python  # for ansible
+  - screen  # for running initial repogen
   tags:
   - packages