diff --git a/requirements-common.txt b/requirements-common.txt
index cd302e348..9fb4e209b 100644
--- a/requirements-common.txt
+++ b/requirements-common.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sdnotify==0.3.2
 
 # Api server
 flask==1.1.2
+flask-jwt-extended==3.24.1
 
 # Support for colorized terminal output
 colorama==0.4.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9c253ea4e..8c0de095e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if readme_file.is_file():
     readme_long = (Path(__file__).parent / "README.md").read_text()
 
 # Requirements used for submodules
-api = ['flask']
+api = ['flask', 'flask-jwt-extended']
 plot = ['plotly>=4.0']
 hyperopt = [
     'scipy',