diff --git a/prereq.sh b/prereq.sh
index 40168b2d6..21b2b7e6d 100755
--- a/prereq.sh
+++ b/prereq.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else
     echo "----------------------"
     echo "INSTALLING PYTHON 3.9:"
     echo "----------------------"
-    dnf install python39 -y
+    dnf install python39 python3-pip -y
     fi
 fi
 echo "--------------"
@@ -145,4 +145,4 @@ echo "Once IP and hostname is set, provide inputs in input/local_repo_config.yml
 echo ""
 echo "After local_repo.yml execution, to provision the nodes user can provide inputs in input/network_spec.yml, input/provision_config.yml & input/provision_config_credentials.yml and execute the playbook discovery_provision.yml"
 echo ""
-echo "For more information: https://omnia-doc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/InstallationGuides/InstallingProvisionTool/index.html"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "For more information: https://omnia-doc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/InstallationGuides/InstallingProvisionTool/index.html"