diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 28acceaa..600558d6 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ SERVICE="nanobot"
 # importable in the venv BEFORE the service is touched, and (2) after restart,
 # every expected channel shows up in the startup "Channels enabled" line and
 # nothing logs "Unknown channel". Keep these in sync with config.json.
-REQUIRED_IMPORTS="telegram websockets"            # python module names
-REQUIRED_PACKAGES="python-telegram-bot websockets"  # matching PyPI names (module 'telegram' != package 'telegram'!)
-REQUIRED_CHANNELS="telegram websocket"            # expected in 'Channels enabled:' startup line
+REQUIRED_IMPORTS="telegram websockets nio"        # python module names (nio = matrix-nio)
+REQUIRED_PACKAGES="python-telegram-bot websockets matrix-nio"  # matching PyPI names (module 'telegram' != package 'telegram'!)
+REQUIRED_CHANNELS="telegram websocket matrix"     # expected in 'Channels enabled:' startup line
 export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
 
 log() { echo "[deploy] $(date '+%H:%M:%S') $*"; }