diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index ad56b269..df65a0ae 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -585,6 +585,17 @@ function _create_openvpn_scripts() {
 function _install_restapi() {
     _install_log "Installing and enabling RestAPI"
     sudo cp -r "$webroot_dir/api" "$raspap_dir/api"  || _install_status 1 "Unable to move api folder"
+
+    if ! command -v python &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Python is not installed. Installing Python..."
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip
+        echo "Python installed successfully."
+    else
+        echo "Python is already installed."
+        sudo apt install python3-pip -y
+        
+    fi
     python -m pip install -r "$raspap_dir/api/requirements.txt" --break-system-packages || _install_status 1 " Unable to install pip modules"
     
     echo "Moving restapi systemd unit control file to /lib/systemd/system/"