diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 67fcb896..ccb48866 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ case $PROJECT in
 		add_task install standard
 		add_task install server
 		COMPONENTS='main restricted universe'
+		add_package install cloud-init
 		;;
 
 	ubuntu-core)