diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index fa2ba9d4..e79ccc73 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ function upgrade_matrix {
     chown -R matrix:matrix $MATRIX_DATA_DIR
 
     pip install --upgrade --force "pynacl>=1.2.1"
+    pip install --upgrade --force "canonicaljson>=1.1.3"
     pip install --upgrade --force "phonenumbers>=8.2.0"
 
     if [ -f /etc/ssl/certs/${MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME}.dhparam ]; then
@@ -805,6 +806,7 @@ function install_matrix {
     sleep 5
 
     pip install --upgrade --force "pynacl>=1.2.1"
+    pip install --upgrade --force "canonicaljson>=1.1.3"
 
     if [[ $(add_user_matrix "${MY_USERNAME}" "${MATRIX_PASSWORD}" | tail -n 1) != "0" ]]; then
         echo $'Failed to add matrix admin user';