diff --git a/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml b/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml
index 2d926de..f29b16b 100644
--- a/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml
+++ b/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ packages:
       - deb http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk-{system.release} main
       - deb http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt google-cloud-compute-{system.release} main
   install:
+    - file
     - google-cloud-sdk
     - google-compute-engine-{system.release}
     - google-compute-engine-init-{system.release}
diff --git a/manifests/official/gce/stretch.yml b/manifests/official/gce/stretch.yml
index 9fd7d58..bb4f43e 100644
--- a/manifests/official/gce/stretch.yml
+++ b/manifests/official/gce/stretch.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ packages:
       - deb http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk-{system.release} main
       - deb http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt google-cloud-compute-{system.release} main
   install:
+    - file
     - google-cloud-sdk
     - google-compute-engine-{system.release}
     - google-compute-engine-init-{system.release}