diff --git a/ct/firecrawl.sh b/ct/firecrawl.sh
index aa183bab8..928e39129 100644
--- a/ct/firecrawl.sh
+++ b/ct/firecrawl.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
+  ensure_dependencies build-essential
+
   if check_for_gh_release "firecrawl" "firecrawl/firecrawl"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Services"
     systemctl stop firecrawl firecrawl-playwright
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ function update_script() {
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "firecrawl" "firecrawl/firecrawl" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/firecrawl"
 
     restore_backup
-    
+
     FDB_VERSION="$(awk -F= '/^ARG FDB_VERSION=/{print $2; exit}' /opt/firecrawl/apps/api/Dockerfile)"
     if [[ -z "$FDB_VERSION" ]]; then
       msg_error "FDB_VERSION pin not found in upstream Dockerfile"
diff --git a/install/firecrawl-install.sh b/install/firecrawl-install.sh
index f0cca03a5..96bcaa8ba 100644
--- a/install/firecrawl-install.sh
+++ b/install/firecrawl-install.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
+  build-essential \
   cmake \
   git \
   nftables \
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ FDB_ARCH="$(get_system_arch)"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "foundationdb-clients" "apple/foundationdb" "binary" "$FDB_VERSION" "/opt/foundationdb-clients" "foundationdb-clients_${FDB_VERSION}-1_${FDB_ARCH}.deb"
 msg_ok "Configured FDB"
 
-
 PG_DB_NAME="firecrawl" PG_DB_USER="firecrawl" PG_DB_EXTENSIONS="pgcrypto,pg_cron" PG_DB_CREDS_FILE="/dev/null" setup_postgresql_db
 
 msg_info "Configuring pg_cron"