diff --git a/edge-image-builder/_service b/edge-image-builder/_service
index 402cde4..8f130ca 100644
--- a/edge-image-builder/_service
+++ b/edge-image-builder/_service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <param name="versionrewrite-replacement">\1</param>
     <param name="changesgenerate">enable</param>
   </service>
+  <service mode="buildtime" name="tar" />
   <service mode="buildtime" name="set_version" />
   <service name="go_modules">
      <param name="compression">gz</param>