diff --git a/crates/lox-distributor/Cargo.toml b/crates/lox-distributor/Cargo.toml
index 6742e881a92f335b89adf81af1983da748a8e89c..e3d0eeb7d1161c5ba1db3020d0753fb1c8fec890 100644
--- a/crates/lox-distributor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lox-distributor/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ troll-patrol = { git = "https://git-crysp.uwaterloo.ca/vvecna/troll-patrol.git",
 array-bytes = "6.2.0"
 sha1 = "0.10"
 
+# used by troll-patrol simulation feature
+lox_cli = { git = "https://git-crysp.uwaterloo.ca/vvecna/lox_cli.git", version = "0.1", optional = true }
+
 memory-stats = "1.0.0"
 
 [dependencies.chrono]