diff --git a/tools/create_base_image_gce.sh b/tools/create_base_image_gce.sh
index ab652ed..330c6fb 100755
--- a/tools/create_base_image_gce.sh
+++ b/tools/create_base_image_gce.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/image/etc/
 sudo chroot /mnt/image /usr/bin/apt update
 sudo chroot /mnt/image /usr/bin/apt install -y "${tmp_debs[@]}"
+# install tools dependencies
+sudo chroot /mnt/image /usr/bin/apt install -y default-jre
+sudo chroot /mnt/image /usr/bin/apt install -y unzip bzip2
+
 sudo chroot /mnt/image /usr/bin/find /home -ls
 # Clean up the builder's version of resolv.conf
 sudo rm /mnt/image/etc/resolv.conf