diff --git a/debian/resources/monit.sh b/debian/resources/monit.sh
index 79d34d1..9e00d3d 100644
--- a/debian/resources/monit.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/monit.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 #includes
 . ./config.sh
 
+#install monit
+apt-get install -y monit
+
 #make the monit shell script executable
 chmod 755 monit/shell.sh