diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/rsyslog/defaults/main.yaml
index ca72da2..095be08 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
-rsyslog_package_name: rsyslog
+rsyslog_package_name:
+  - rsyslog
+  - rsyslog-relp
 rsyslog_package_state: present
 
 rsyslog_service_name: rsyslog
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ rsyslog_load_modules:
       permitnonkernelfacility: "on"
   - name: imtcp
   - name: imudp
+  - name: imrelp
 
 rsyslog_work_directory: /var/spool/rsyslog
 rsyslog_include_config: /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main.yaml
index f2d9602..be730f7 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 
 - name: install package
   package:
-    name: "{{ rsyslog_package_name }}"
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: "{{ rsyslog_package_state }}"
+  loop: "{{ rsyslog_package_name }}"
 
 - name: configure
   template: