diff --git a/roles/core/userland-software/init.sls b/roles/core/userland-software/init.sls
--- a/roles/core/userland-software/init.sls
+++ b/roles/core/userland-software/init.sls
@@ -60,3 +60,6 @@
     - pkgs:
       - tree
       - wget
+      {% if grains['os'] != 'FreeBSD' %}
+      - nc
+      {% endif %}