diff --git a/images/ska-tango-images-pytango-runtime/Dockerfile b/images/ska-tango-images-pytango-runtime/Dockerfile
index dc16cb18f91ab34376de5fa75a465f85cfd5f577..e448a5192c00ddbfa07c31ab9c1b689c4779a9cd 100644
--- a/images/ska-tango-images-pytango-runtime/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/ska-tango-images-pytango-runtime/Dockerfile
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ RUN apt-get update \
       make \
       curl \
       python3 \
-      python3-distutils
-
+      python3-distutils \
+      python3-setuptools 
+      
 # Copy across files that are used to help orchestrate container compositions
 # and test execution sequences
 COPY --from=buildenv /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh