diff --git a/roles/modulefiles/tasks/main.yml b/roles/modulefiles/tasks/main.yml
index 9325b28977a7eb542e67f2a48642b44df7ad42a2..84ae26e4a27dc2ea7de433eb9c954099b4f77a75 100644
--- a/roles/modulefiles/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/modulefiles/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ---
+- name: install environment-modules
+  yum: name=environment-modules state=installed
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+
+- name: install environment-modules
+  apt: name=environment-modules state=installed
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+
 - name: add /usr/local/Modules to the module file path
   lineinfile: 
   args: