diff --git a/src/Oscar.jl b/src/Oscar.jl
index 10f6865a54b5..c87e8a5352f1 100644
--- a/src/Oscar.jl
+++ b/src/Oscar.jl
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ function __init__()
   # We want some GAP packages. (It is no error if they cannot be loaded.)
   for pkg in [
      "ferret",   # backtrack in permutation groups
+     "sotgrps",  # extend the small groups library
+     "sglppow",  # extend the small groups library
      ]
     GAP.Packages.load(pkg)
   end