diff --git a/cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb b/cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb
index d5baa1664..c35950e0a 100644
--- a/cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 version           "1.0.0"
 supports          "ubuntu"
 depends           "accounts"
+depends           "awscli"
diff --git a/cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
index 0999231ef..7e6170e00 100644
--- a/cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 #
 
 include_recipe "accounts"
+include_recipe "awscli"
 
 package %w[
   perl
   libdate-calc-perl
-  awscli
 ]
 
 directory "/store/backup" do