diff --git a/package/gluon-manman-sync/Makefile b/package/gluon-manman-sync/Makefile
index 7a3fda9b..cc844579 100644
--- a/package/gluon-manman-sync/Makefile
+++ b/package/gluon-manman-sync/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@ PKG_VERSION:=1
 include ../gluon.mk
 
 define Package/gluon-manman-sync
-	# luci-base shouldn't be here but httpclient depends on util depends on template.parser which is from base
-  DEPENDS:=+gluon-core +micrond +luci-lib-ip +luci-lib-httpclient +luci-base +gluon-lib-ecdsa
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-core +micrond +luci-lib-ip +luci-lib-httpclient +gluon-lib-ecdsa
   TITLE:=Sync configuration with data from manman
 endef
 
+define Package/gluon-manman-sync/install
+	$(Gluon/Build/Install)
+
+	# httpclient depends on util depends on template.parser & sys.zoneinfo which is from +luci-base
+	# +luci-base is quite big and unnesesarry. stubbing the files is enough to make it work.
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/lua/luci/template
+	touch $(1)/usr/lib/lua/luci/template/parser.lua
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/lua/luci/sys
+	touch $(1)/usr/lib/lua/luci/sys/zoneinfo.lua
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackageGluon,gluon-manman-sync))