diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75e2d6ced62c69fbdc6f97352d76241a0470005c..3c192e879bdcf944d22214d4769b2202bf8013cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ check-machine: ## Check your local machine setup to be prepared for the installa
 	command -v kubectl >/dev/null
 	command -v ansible >/dev/null
 	command -v flux >/dev/null
+	command -v sops >/dev/null
 	command -v terraform >/dev/null
 
 .PHONY: deploy