diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/packer/PackerJob.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/packer/PackerJob.java
index 25e066cb..3883d4c9 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/packer/PackerJob.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/packer/PackerJob.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class PackerJob implements Callable<List<PackerImage>> {
     public static final String BUILDERS_VAR = "builders";
     public static final String PACKER_PLAYBOOK_TEMPLATE = "packer-playbook.yml.hbs";
     public static final String PACKER_PLAYBOOK = "packer-playbook.yml";
+    public static final String PACKER_BINARY = System.getProperty("user.home")+"/packer/packer";
 
     @Autowired private BubbleConfiguration configuration;
     @Autowired private AccountDAO accountDAO;
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ public class PackerJob implements Callable<List<PackerImage>> {
 
         // run packer, return handle to running packer
         log.info("running packer for " + installType + "...");
-        final CommandResult commandResult = CommandShell.exec(new Command(new CommandLine("packer")
+        final CommandResult commandResult = CommandShell.exec(new Command(new CommandLine(PACKER_BINARY)
                 .addArgument("build")
                 .addArgument("-parallel-builds=2")
                 .addArgument("-color=false")
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/packer/roles/bubble/tasks/main.yml b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/packer/roles/bubble/tasks/main.yml
index 49be2da8..7c78cd56 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/packer/roles/bubble/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/packer/roles/bubble/tasks/main.yml
@@ -111,3 +111,7 @@
   copy:
     src: supervisor_refresh_bubble_ssh_keys_monitor.conf
     dest: /etc/supervisor/conf.d/refresh_bubble_ssh_keys_monitor.conf
+
+- name: Install packer for sage node
+  shell: su - bubble bash -c install_packer.sh
+  when: install_type == 'sage'