diff --git a/roles/create-user/tasks/main.yml b/roles/create-user/tasks/main.yml
index 2d36790..0498d93 100644
--- a/roles/create-user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/create-user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
   register: user_created
   notify: print generated password
 
+- name: Ensure 'sudo' package is installed
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: sudo
+    state: present
+
 - name: enable nopasswd sudo
   become: true
   lineinfile: