diff --git a/internal/mkstudent.sh b/internal/mkstudent.sh
index a3b76f3..d500f8f 100644
--- a/internal/mkstudent.sh
+++ b/internal/mkstudent.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ yum -y install java-1.8.0-openjdk java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel wget mlocate emacs na
 
 yum -y install docker
 
+pip3 install docker-compose
+
 systemctl start docker
 
 docker pull "tier/gte:base-$GROUPER_GTE_DOCKER_BRANCH"