diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot b/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
index bef549b3..d56d1fad 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ function install_scuttlebot {
         mkdir -p /etc/scuttlebot
     fi
 
+    npm install -g dat
+
     # an unprivileged user to run as
     useradd -d /etc/scuttlebot/ scuttlebot