diff --git a/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/metadata.rb b/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/metadata.rb
index dab2268c9d..f4986987c7 100644
--- a/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/metadata.rb
+++ b/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/metadata.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 name 'odoo'
 depends 'postgresql'
+depends 'openssh'
 depends 'nginx'
 depends 'c2d-config'
 depends 'c2d-shared'
diff --git a/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/recipes/default.rb b/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/recipes/default.rb
index d6dfb5c4f7..9f40af2bc6 100644
--- a/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/vm/chef/cookbooks/odoo/recipes/default.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 node.override['postgresql']['standalone']['allow_external'] = false
 
+include_recipe 'openssh'
 include_recipe 'postgresql::standalone_bookworm'
 include_recipe 'nginx::embedded'
 include_recipe 'odoo::ospo'