diff --git a/apts/nova b/apts/nova
index ba563c5..c23a609 100644
--- a/apts/nova
+++ b/apts/nova
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 vlan
 curl
 rabbitmq-server
-socat
+erlang-base # install erlang deps for rabbit explicitly since we don't install rabbit during bootstrap
+erlang-ssl 
+erlang-nox
+erlang-inets
+erlang-mnesia
+socat # used by ajaxterm
 python-mox
-python-ipy
 python-paste
 python-migrate
 python-gflags