diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 3eb2aff7e71d1cb21c93679ea2b95de0559190ab..b5f57c1faa26a502549da1b9ed9ae1994cd7023c 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ ENV LOFAR_BRANCH_URL=https://svn.astron.nl/LOFAR/trunk \
     LOFAR_REVISION=HEAD
 
 # Install
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y subversion cmake g++ libboost-dev && \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y subversion cmake g++ libboost-dev libreadline-dev libncurses5-dev && \
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/gnucxx11_opt && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar && \
     svn --non-interactive -q co -r ${LOFAR_REVISION} -N ${LOFAR_BRANCH_URL} src; \