diff --git a/mariadb/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/mariadb/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 99918d7c..9d6d0d19 100644
--- a/mariadb/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/mariadb/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RUN set -ex ;\
       configparser \
       iso8601 \
       kubernetes \
+      pymysql \
       pykube-ng ;\
     apt clean -y ;\
     rm -rf \