diff --git a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
index 936f12c54..1c8a9d744 100755
--- a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     unattended-upgrades \
     unbound \
     unzip \
+    whois \
     xfsprogs
 
 # on some providers like scaleway the sudo file is changed and we want to keep the old one