diff --git a/confluent_server/builddeb b/confluent_server/builddeb
index fd9a1ae9..16b28df5 100755
--- a/confluent_server/builddeb
+++ b/confluent_server/builddeb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if [ "$OPKGNAME" = "confluent-server" ]; then
     if grep wheezy /etc/os-release; then
         sed -i 's/^\(Depends:.*\)/\1, python-confluent-client, python-lxml, python-eficompressor, python-pycryptodomex, python-dateutil, python-pyopenssl/' debian/control
     else
-        sed -i 's/^\(Depends:.*\)/\1, confluent-client, python-lxml, python-eficompressor, python-pycryptodome, python-dateutil/' debian/control
+        sed -i 's/^\(Depends:.*\)/\1, confluent-client, python-lxml, python-eficompressor, python-pycryptodome, python-dateutil, python-websocket/' debian/control
     fi
     if grep wheezy /etc/os-release; then
         echo 'confluent_client python-confluent-client' >> debian/pydist-overrides
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py
index bdd412b7..b120579f 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/tsmsol.py
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ import pyghmi.exceptions as pygexc
 import pyghmi.redfish.command as rcmd
 import eventlet
 import eventlet.green.ssl as ssl
-websocket = eventlet.import_patched('websocket')
+try:
+    websocket = eventlet.import_patched('websocket')
+    wso = websocket.WebSocket
+except Exception:
+    wso = object
 
 def get_conn_params(node, configdata):
     if 'secret.hardwaremanagementuser' in configdata:
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ _configattributes = ('secret.hardwaremanagementuser',
                      'secret.hardwaremanagementpassword',
                      'hardwaremanagement.manager')
 
-class WrappedWebSocket(websocket.WebSocket):
+class WrappedWebSocket(wso):
 
     def set_verify_callback(self, callback):
         self._certverify = callback