diff --git a/files/apts/keystone b/files/apts/keystone
index b7218b7..d316a42 100644
--- a/files/apts/keystone
+++ b/files/apts/keystone
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 python-pysqlite2
 python-sqlalchemy
 python-mysqldb
+python-mysql.connector
 python-webob
 python-greenlet
 python-routes
diff --git a/files/apts/neutron b/files/apts/neutron
index 92e0a06..d3a08c7 100644
--- a/files/apts/neutron
+++ b/files/apts/neutron
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 python-eventlet
 python-sqlalchemy
 python-mysqldb
+python-mysql.connector
 python-pyudev
 python-qpid # dist:precise
 dnsmasq-base
diff --git a/files/apts/nova b/files/apts/nova
index e779849..090ca4d 100644
--- a/files/apts/nova
+++ b/files/apts/nova
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 iputils-arping
 mysql-server # NOPRIME
 python-mysqldb
+python-mysql.connector
 python-xattr # needed for glance which is needed for nova --- this shouldn't be here
 python-lxml # needed for glance which is needed for nova --- this shouldn't be here
 gawk