diff --git a/src/docker_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile b/src/docker_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile
index c6b8e7c9d0d3a2b1fd41cdf2f6b0427699af1c42..212101a98a9e01783e95d2db93c43d359d5f4d3a 100644
--- a/src/docker_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/docker_modules/SAMtools/1.7/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ENV PACKAGES git \
              zlib-dev \
              ncurses-dev \
              bzip2-dev \
-             xz-dev
+             xz-dev \
+             bash
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk add ${PACKAGES}