diff --git a/vm-setup.sh b/vm-setup.sh
index c70169f..c1fe642 100644
--- a/vm-setup.sh
+++ b/vm-setup.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #sudo -u ${ONOS_USER} ./install_cassandra.sh 
 #sudo -u ${ONOS_USER} ./install_maven.sh 
 sudo apt-get install -y maven
+# CLI dependencies
+sudo apt-get install -y python-flask python-cmd2 python-pyparsing
 
 # -------------- Setup Desktop ----------------
 sudo apt-get install -y xorg lxde