diff --git a/production/install b/production/install
index f2cb17025..5197ce62f 100755
--- a/production/install
+++ b/production/install
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ DEBIAN_PKG+=(nodejs npm mariadb-server nginx-core python-certbot-nginx rsync ufw
 # packages needed for mempool ecosystem
 FREEBSD_PKG=()
 FREEBSD_PKG+=(zsh sudo git screen curl wget calc neovim)
-FREEBSD_PKG+=(openssh-portable py38-pip rust llvm90 jq)
+FREEBSD_PKG+=(openssh-portable py38-pip rust llvm90 jq base64)
 FREEBSD_PKG+=(boost-libs autoconf automake gmake gcc libevent libtool pkgconf)
 FREEBSD_PKG+=(nginx rsync py38-certbot-nginx mariadb105-server keybase)