diff --git a/roles/protonvpn/tasks/main.yml b/roles/protonvpn/tasks/main.yml
index d663f36..a1c8833 100644
--- a/roles/protonvpn/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/protonvpn/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
   - strongswan-config
   - protonvpn-config
 
+- name: ensure protonvpn-watchdog dependencies are installed
+  package:
+    name: python3-httpx
+    state: present
+  tags:
+  - install
 - name: ensure protonvpn-watchdog script is installed
   copy:
     src: protonvpn-watchdog.py