diff --git a/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile b/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile
index 85326698052c8e9e48b1270377a513e3dbcda5d3..e0b6efd3d2e44f7f6f92283ede8916c70d7b8aaf 100644
--- a/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM nexus.engageska-portugal.pt/ska-docker/tango-itango:latest
 
+RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git && sudo apt-get clean
+
 COPY lofar-requirements.txt /lofar-requirements.txt
 RUN sudo pip3 install -r /lofar-requirements.txt