diff --git a/openstack/loci/build.sh b/openstack/loci/build.sh
index ceae343..fc849ec 100755
--- a/openstack/loci/build.sh
+++ b/openstack/loci/build.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ keystone_profiles=${keystone_profiles:-"'fluent apache ldap'"}
 keystone_pip_packages=${keystone_pip_packages:-"'pycrypto python-openstackclient'"}
 heat_profiles=${heat_profiles:-"'fluent apache'"}
 heat_pip_packages=${heat_pip_packages:-"pycrypto"}
+# Heat image is used as a helper, and needs curl for fetching images in glance
+# for example
+heat_dist_packages=${heat_dist_packages:-"curl"}
 barbican_profiles=${barbican_profiles:-"fluent"}
 barbican_pip_packages=${barbican_pip_packages:-"pycrypto"}
 glance_profiles=${glance_profiles:-"'fluent ceph'"}
diff --git a/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml b/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
index c7fe91a..d3fbe63 100644
--- a/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
             - "PROJECT_REF={{ branchname }}"
             - "PROFILES='fluent apache'"
             - "WHEELS='{{ wheels_location }}'"
+            - "DIST_PACKAGES='curl'"
           tags: *imagetag
         - &barbican_project
           context: "."