diff --git a/software/neoppod/instance-neo-admin.cfg.in b/software/neoppod/instance-neo-admin.cfg.in
index eaa5fd543affbbc4e56ce3e19d7599e4f981eb7e..518a171b9d80c0754e82b38697e2dd0193c62479 100644
--- a/software/neoppod/instance-neo-admin.cfg.in
+++ b/software/neoppod/instance-neo-admin.cfg.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 parts +=
   neo-admin-promise
   logrotate-admin
+  neoctl
 
 [neo-admin]
 recipe = slapos.cookbook:neoppod.admin
@@ -27,3 +28,15 @@ backup = ${logrotate:backup}
 name = neo-admin
 log = ${neo-admin:logfile}
 post = {{ bin_directory }}/slapos-kill -n neoadmin -s RTMIN+1 ${:log}
+
+[neoctl]
+recipe = slapos.cookbook:wrapper
+command-line =
+  {{bin_directory}}/neoctl -a ${neo-admin:ip}:${neo-admin:port} 
+{%- if slapparameter_dict['ssl'] %}
+    --ca ${directory:etc}/ca.crt
+    --cert ${directory:etc}/neo.crt
+    --key ${directory:etc}/neo.key
+{%- endif %}
+parameters-extra = True
+wrapper-path = ${directory:bin}/neoctl
diff --git a/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg b/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg
index dc680733be765e561ef44cdba8bf04fb07cd2529..8d510c6f6ae5f23ffc2a3033807c9ee71c22cf73 100644
--- a/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg
+++ b/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ md5sum = f3259726bd5d824c569dc7db6b7d26a0
 
 [instance-neo-admin]
 <= download-base-neo
-md5sum = f030a25d320f2edf0186b69bfa521228
+md5sum = ec1e2d9d2a1da092621f1b01ce6af322
 
 [instance-neo-master]
 <= download-base-neo