diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh
index ba7784e..a5dad87 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ]; then
     sudo systemctl disable ufw || true
 fi
 
+# make sure user land binaries installed
+sudo apt-get install -y iptables ip6tables
+
 # default interface
 iface=$(ip -o -4 route show to default | egrep -o 'dev [^ ]*' | awk 'NR==1{print $2}')