diff --git a/src/services/python-interpreter/service.ts b/src/services/python-interpreter/service.ts
index 537344b..2209775 100644
--- a/src/services/python-interpreter/service.ts
+++ b/src/services/python-interpreter/service.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class PyodidePythonEnvironment implements PythonEnvironment {
             pyodide.FS.writeFile(pyodide?.PATH.join2(pythonEnvironmentHomeDir, f.filename), f.byte_data);
         })
         // load the packages we commonly use to avoid the latency hit during the user req
-        await pyodide.loadPackage(["numpy", "matplotlib", "pandas"])
+        await pyodide.loadPackage(["numpy", "matplotlib", "pandas", "plotly"])
 
         // set interrupt buffer to allow for termination
         pyodide.setInterruptBuffer(this.interrupt);