diff --git a/roles/nameserver/tasks/install_powerdns_server.yml b/roles/nameserver/tasks/install_powerdns_server.yml
index 221b0c7..e8c9436 100644
--- a/roles/nameserver/tasks/install_powerdns_server.yml
+++ b/roles/nameserver/tasks/install_powerdns_server.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 - name: nameserver | powerdns-server | install and configure database
   block:
     - include_role: name=database # required. The name of the role to be executed.
+    - name: nameserver | powerdns-server | install python mysql client
+      package:
+        name: "{{ python_mysql_client }}"
+        state: present
     - name: nameserver | powerdns-server | create database
       mysql_db:
         name: "{{ pdns_db_name }}" # required. name of the database to add or remove. I(name=all) May only be provided if I(state) is C(dump) or C(import). List of databases is provided with I(state=dump), I(state=present) and I(state=absent). if name=all Works like --all-databases option for mysqldump (Added in 2.0).
diff --git a/roles/nameserver/vars/debian.yml b/roles/nameserver/vars/debian.yml
index 9849fb3..dc73de1 100644
--- a/roles/nameserver/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/nameserver/vars/debian.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 bind_package: bind9
 unbound_package: unbound
 perl_readbackwards: libfile-readbackwards-perl
+python_mysql_client: python3-pymysql
 
 # PowerDNS specific
 powerdns_recursor_package: pdns-recursor