diff --git a/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh b/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh
index 574f888e9..c70c86266 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/check_deps.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ fn_deps_build_debian(){
 	array_deps_missing=()
 
 	# LinuxGSM requirements.
-	array_deps_required=( curl wget ca-certificates file bsdmainutils util-linux python3 bzip2 gzip unzip binutils bc jq )
+	array_deps_required=( curl wget ca-certificates file bsdmainutils util-linux python3 tar bzip2 gzip unzip binutils bc jq )
 
 	# All servers except ts3 require tmux.
 	if [ "${shortname}" != "ts3" ]; then
@@ -450,17 +450,17 @@ fn_deps_build_redhat(){
 	# LinuxGSM requirements.
 	# CentOS
 	if [ "${distroversion}" == "6" ]; then
-		array_deps_required=( epel-release curl wget util-linux-ng python file gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
+		array_deps_required=( epel-release curl wget util-linux-ng python file tar gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
 	elif [ "${distroversion}" == "7" ]; then
-		array_deps_required=( epel-release curl wget util-linux python3 file gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
+		array_deps_required=( epel-release curl wget util-linux python3 file tar gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
 	elif [ "${distroversion}" == "8" ]; then
-		array_deps_required=( epel-release curl wget util-linux python36 file gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
+		array_deps_required=( epel-release curl wget util-linux python36 file tar gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
 	elif [ "${distroid}" == "fedora" ]; then
-			array_deps_required=( curl wget util-linux python3 file gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
+			array_deps_required=( curl wget util-linux python3 file tar gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
 	elif [[ "${distroname}" == *"Amazon Linux AMI"* ]]; then
-			array_deps_required=( curl wget util-linux python3 file gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
+			array_deps_required=( curl wget util-linux python3 file tar gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
 	else
-		array_deps_required=( curl wget util-linux python3 file gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
+		array_deps_required=( curl wget util-linux python3 file tar gzip bzip2 unzip binutils bc jq )
 	fi
 
 	# All servers except ts3 require tmux.