diff --git a/lab_config.json b/lab_config.json
index d4244da..f3a21f5 100644
--- a/lab_config.json
+++ b/lab_config.json
@@ -216,7 +216,12 @@
     },
     "ntp": true,
     "packages": [
-        "qemu-guest-agent"
+        "qemu-guest-agent",
+        "wget",
+        "screen",
+        "iftop",
+        "htop",
+        "cloud-init"
     ],
     "parallel downloads": 0,
     "profile_config": {