diff --git a/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl b/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl
index d5156453e160e3b29ac2fad06ff5cfff78ba9c12..78036ef6f01dcd1aa4e1cfe8e9d88510234829c4 100644
--- a/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl
+++ b/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ apt-get autoremove -y --purge
 #   DAL
 # *******************
 #
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git cmake g++ swig python3-dev libhdf5-dev && \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git cmake g++ swig3.0 python3-dev libhdf5-dev && \
     mkdir ${INSTALLDIR}/DAL && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/DAL && git clone https://github.com/nextgen-astrodata/DAL.git src && cd src && git checkout v3.3.0 && cd .. && \
     mkdir ${INSTALLDIR}/DAL/build && cd ${INSTALLDIR}/DAL/build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALLDIR}/DAL ../src && \
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git cmake g++ swig python3-dev libhdf5-
     make install && \
     bash -c "find ${INSTALLDIR}/DAL/lib -name '*.so' | xargs strip || true" && \
     bash -c "rm -rf ${INSTALLDIR}/DAL/{src,build}" && \
-    apt-get purge -y git cmake g++ swig python3-dev libhdf5-dev && \
+    apt-get purge -y git cmake g++ swig3.0 python3-dev libhdf5-dev && \
     apt-get autoremove -y --purge
 
 #