diff --git a/hosts/amahl/system.scm b/hosts/amahl/system.scm
index 340906e..ddfc731 100644
--- a/hosts/amahl/system.scm
+++ b/hosts/amahl/system.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu bootloader u-boot)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bootloaders)
   #:use-module (gnu packages certs)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages rsync)
   #:use-module (gnu services admin)
   #:use-module (gnu services mail)
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@
            (supplementary-groups '("wheel")))
           %base-user-accounts))
 
-  (packages (append (list (specification->package "nss-certs"))
-                    %base-packages))
+  (packages
+    (cons* ncurses nss-certs rsync %base-packages))
 
   (services
    (append