diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index b707777..ae19f42 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 - import_role:
     name: mongodb
 
-- name: alerta server installation
+- name: alerta server pip package
   pip:
     name: alerta-server
     executable: pip3
 
+- name: alerta client pip package
+  pip:
+    name: alerta
+    executable: pip3
+
 - name: alerta-webui installation directory
   file:
     path: /opt/alerta-webui