diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 6e270d3d..49a21564 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ function configure_user_interface {
 	chroot "$rootdir" apt-get -y install mate-desktop-environment
 
 	# tool to change desktop settings from command line
-	chroot "$rootdir" apt-get -y install dconf-cli dconf-gsettings-backend
+	chroot "$rootdir" apt-get -y install dconf-cli dconf-gsettings-backend dbus
 
 	if [[ $VARIANT != "usb" ]]; then
 		# log in automatically