diff --git a/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh b/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh
index faf81d243..954b36e2b 100644
--- a/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh
+++ b/build.sdcard/raspbianStretchDesktop.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ echo "*** SOFTWARE UPDATE ***"
 # installs like on RaspiBolt
 sudo apt-get install -y htop git curl bash-completion jq dphys-swapfile
 
+# installs bandwidth monitoring for future statistics
+sudo apt-get install -y vnstat
+
 echo ""
 echo "*** ADDING MAIN USER admin ***"
 # based on https://github.com/Stadicus/guides/blob/master/raspibolt/raspibolt_20_pi.md#adding-main-user-admin