diff --git a/bulk-upload-media.sh b/bulk-upload-media.sh
index 8c6f144..5b1d2f0 100644
--- a/bulk-upload-media.sh
+++ b/bulk-upload-media.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ WP_FLAGS="--allow-root --path=/var/www/html"
 
 path="$1"
 
+wp package install wp-cli/restful $WP_FLAGS
+
 if test -d "$path"; then
   echo "Found $path, starting upload."
   for file in "$path"/*.jpg; do