diff --git a/src/docker_modules/HISAT2/2.0.0/Dockerfile b/src/docker_modules/HISAT2/2.0.0/Dockerfile
index 8b253adc6eb8ef62b89563ab932c5bd89c8afe5d..04e439ff0c56d95c12778b08fbce1476868069b5 100644
--- a/src/docker_modules/HISAT2/2.0.0/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/docker_modules/HISAT2/2.0.0/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ENV PACKAGES unzip=6.0* \
    gcc=4:7.3.0* \
    g++=4:7.3.0* \
    make=4.1* \
+   python \
    curl=7.58.0* \
    ca-certificates=20180409