diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
index 47d4257889..de3eb4d2d8 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   - name: Add ARA to defaults if enabled
     when: install_ansible_ara_enable
     set_fact:
-      _install_ansible_requirements: '{{ _install_ansible_requirements + ["ara[server]"] }}'
+      _install_ansible_requirements: '{{ _install_ansible_requirements + ["ara[server]", "tzdata"] }}'
 
   - name: Set variable
     # NOTE(ianw) the block when: statement is calcuated for each task