diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/arduino.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/arduino.yml
index d10c93e..1978f3e 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/arduino.yml
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/arduino.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+- import_tasks: java.yml
+
 - name: download and extract arduino
   unarchive:
     src: "https://downloads.arduino.cc/arduino-{{ fablab.arduino.version }}-linux64.tar.xz"
diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/java.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/java.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d156f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/fablab/tasks/java.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: install java
+  apt:
+    name: openjdk-jre
+    state: present