diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ba37207..9c8a407 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 - name: install basics
   connection: local
   delegate_to: localhost 
-  raw: "lxc exec {{ inventory_hostname }} -- /sbin/apk add -U python3 dropbear dropbear-scp wget"
+  raw: "lxc exec {{ inventory_hostname }} -- /sbin/apk add -U python3 dropbear openssh-client-default wget"
 
 - name: setup /root/.ssh
   connection: local
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 702ae77..ab1878f 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ install_software:
   - bash
   - dropbear
   - python3
-  - openssh-server
+    #  - openssh-server # enable when needed for scp
+  - openssh-client-default
+  - openssh-client-common