diff --git a/webserver/tasks/zabbix.yml b/webserver/tasks/zabbix.yml
index a23676d235f8d9f8ec2524f7cc1adebb382a8dcc..c15166df7a67ed327ac9252a6591914cc1804dba 100644
--- a/webserver/tasks/zabbix.yml
+++ b/webserver/tasks/zabbix.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ---
 
+- name: install pyzabbix locally for zabbix checks
+  pip:
+    name: pyzabbix
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
 - name: configure a zabbix check for this endpoint
   zabbix_check:
     zabbix_url: "{{zabbix_server}}"