diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 78fbc85e..9dfe0008 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ initialise_mesh() {
 
     INSTALLING_MESH=1
 
+    chroot "$rootdir" apt-get -yq install apt-transport-https
+
     configure_firewall
     install_avahi
     install_batman