diff --git a/deploy/fab/fabfile.py b/deploy/fab/fabfile.py
index 18ac1aa927e..104ada7dac2 100644
--- a/deploy/fab/fabfile.py
+++ b/deploy/fab/fabfile.py
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ def install_packages(type):
 
     if type == 'build':
         sudo(
-            'apt-get install -y git-core python-dev postgresql-client libpq-dev subversion graphviz curl sqlite libxml2-dev libxslt-dev vim g++ python-numpy build-essential texlive-full libevent-dev')
+            'apt-get install -y git-core python-dev '
+            'postgresql-client libpq-dev subversion graphviz '
+            'curl sqlite libxml2-dev libxslt-dev vim g++ python-numpy python-scipy '
+            'build-essential texlive-full libevent-dev'
+        )
         sudo('pip install -U mercurial')
     if type == 'db':
         sudo('apt-get install -y solr-tomcat redis-server postgresql ')