diff --git a/basis/Dockerfile b/basis/Dockerfile
index 2c5b4c4bb15a3a3b761de3223d65d590de920a03..6ba8d423e6cf96819a885325749b14a264a2bf7a 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 curl dnsutils traceroute
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y tzdata curl dnsutils traceroute openssh-client rsync
 ENV TZ=Europe/Berlin
 RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone