diff --git a/beakerlib.spec b/beakerlib.spec
index e8fdc84..8ddd096 100644
--- a/beakerlib.spec
+++ b/beakerlib.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ BuildArch:  noarch
 URL:        https://fedorahosted.org/%{name}
 Requires:   nfs-utils
 Requires:   python2
+Requires:   grep
+Requires:   sed
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
 Patch0:     robust-distro-names.patch
 Patch1:     fix-pod-syntax.patch