diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-webapp-base/Dockerfile b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-webapp-base/Dockerfile
index 5b119b31..cfd461c9 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-webapp-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-webapp-base/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN \
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
 RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends jq gettext-base
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends jq gettext-base git
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install an additional version of node using nvm
 # ARG EXTRA_NODE_VERSION=10