diff --git a/roles/web_server/playbook.yml b/roles/web_server/playbook.yml
index 7406fb82c0c76b1e1ca869ab52632b84ebcf560d..40f3f1d5a1f9d14138dd7cece368d0bb82415451 100644
--- a/roles/web_server/playbook.yml
+++ b/roles/web_server/playbook.yml
@@ -75,3 +75,11 @@
       # common
       ca_certificates:
         testca: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/x509/ca.cert.pem') }}"
+
+
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install curl for testing redirects and webpage content
+      apt:
+        name: curl
+        state: installed