diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp
index 56378f8ca..a65817955 100644
--- a/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
     ## variables
     $environment = 'development'
 
+    ## include webserver dependencies
+    include python
+    include python::flask
+    include python::requests
+
+    ## define webserver
     file { 'server-startup-script':
         path    => '/etc/init/flask.conf',
         ensure  => 'present',