diff --git a/test/unit/requirements.txt b/test/unit/requirements.txt
index 9afe0a6..1ce2049 100644
--- a/test/unit/requirements.txt
+++ b/test/unit/requirements.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ corenetworks
 
 # requirement for the openssl_pkcs12 module
 pyOpenSSL
+
+# requirement for the docker_compose module
+docker-compose