diff --git a/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile b/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
index f56e906c077111485b6c614d927aae3a7089b2c7..803f776edf49cab73a7825895e7e7abcd5668832 100644
--- a/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
 
 ENV GFFREAD_VERSION=0.11.8
 ENV PACKAGES make \
-             g++
+             g++ \
+             bash
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk add ${PACKAGES} && \