diff --git a/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml b/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
index ecc41bc936121b570a1f4555b5578c0b2d5e3fa5..6148fc7a5b07434b7eca28345004c46602f00cad 100644
--- a/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
+++ b/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     - libnss-sss
     - sssd-tools
     - realmd
+    - policykit-1 # this is required for realm to discover realms...
+    - adcli # this is required for realm to join realms...
+    - packagekit # this is required for realm to i don't know and don't even care anymore...
   notify:
     - clear sssd cache
   tags: