diff --git a/.includes/gui.sh b/.includes/gui.sh
index 61bdfe9..89ad157 100755
--- a/.includes/gui.sh
+++ b/.includes/gui.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ echo "exec ${1//mate/mate-session}" >> ~/.xinitrc
 chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc
 
 if [[ "$1" == "ratpoison" ]]; then
+install_package ratpoison
 cat << "EOF" > ~/.ratpoisonrc
 # Generated by strychnine (setup.sh) http://gitlab.com/stormdragon2976/strychnine