diff --git a/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile b/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
index 803f776edf49cab73a7825895e7e7abcd5668832..cbb5f60b09e834d05a50d9b4e2d4975577700673 100644
--- a/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
 ENV GFFREAD_VERSION=0.11.8
 ENV PACKAGES make \
              g++ \
-             bash
+             bash \
+             perl
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk add ${PACKAGES} && \