diff --git a/basis/Dockerfile b/basis/Dockerfile
index bc89efa70483b09f4b9d5ac9bbc2d937de49a0c4..8895336f382aa38da601f34c3fb91d592f5b7845 100755
--- a/basis/Dockerfile
+++ b/basis/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LABEL maintainer "Eppelt, Jonas jonas.eppelt@kit.edu"
 USER root
 
 ### fixing timezone issues and make sure certificate lists are up to date
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y tzdata 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y tzdata curl
 ENV TZ=Europe/Berlin
 RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone