diff --git a/master/install-nine/tasks/main.yml b/master/install-nine/tasks/main.yml
index ac0e134..96de707 100644
--- a/master/install-nine/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/master/install-nine/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@
     cache_valid_time: 86400
   with_items: "{{ buildbot_master_apt_packages }}"
 
+- name: install Xenial APT packages
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    update_cache: yes
+    state: latest
+    cache_valid_time: 86400
+  with_items: buildbot_master_apt_packages_xenial
+  when: ansible_distribution_release == 'xenial'
+
+- name: Install NPM packages
+  npm:
+    global: yes
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items: buildbot_master_npm_packages
+
 - name: update pip
   pip:
     name: pip
diff --git a/master/install-nine/vars/main.yml b/master/install-nine/vars/main.yml
index cf7ae21..74708dc 100644
--- a/master/install-nine/vars/main.yml
+++ b/master/install-nine/vars/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ buildbot_master_apt_packages:
 - python-dev # required for compiling
 - libffi-dev # pyopenssl
 
+buildbot_master_apt_packages_xenial:
+# for phantom
+- libfreetype6
+- libfontconfig1
+
+buildbot_master_npm_packages:
+- gulp
+
 buildbot_master_pip_packages:
 - pyopenssl
 - jrnl