diff --git a/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh b/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh
index 1d7af5e..94f41cb 100755
--- a/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh
+++ b/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh
@@ -1079,7 +1079,6 @@ echo > /etc/debootstrap/packages
 
 if ! "$NGCP_INSTALLER" ; then
   echo "Install some packages to be able to login on the Debian plain system"
-  # WARNING: consider to add NGCP packages to NGCP metapackage!
   cat >> /etc/debootstrap/packages << EOF
 # to be able to login on the Debian plain system via SSH
 openssh-server
@@ -1087,6 +1086,13 @@ openssh-server
 # deployment supports LVM only
 lvm2
 EOF
+else
+  echo "Install some essential packages for NGCP bootstrapping"
+  # WARNING: consider to add NGCP packages to NGCP metapackage!
+  cat >> /etc/debootstrap/packages << EOF
+# to be able to retrieve files, starting with Debian/buster no longer present by default
+wget
+EOF
 fi
 
 # NOTE: we use the debian.sipwise.com CNAME by intention here