diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f29f89c..c6c2601 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * base: dump-server-state.sh upstream release 23.03
 * post-install: execute motd-carp-state.sh only once an hour
 * collectd: modified collectd scripts directory and scripts files right so that only _collectd group can execute them
+* base: install ncdu and htop often used as diagnostic tools
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml
index 8de1449..5045f2a 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
       - iftop
       - sudo--
       - bash
+      - ncdu
+      - htop
   tags:
     - pkg