diff --git a/automation/Dockerfile b/automation/Dockerfile
index 52e5acfb4..a530a671f 100644
--- a/automation/Dockerfile
+++ b/automation/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apt-get --yes upgrade
 
 #tzdata is a dependency, won't install otherwise
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-RUN apt-get --yes install gcc g++ cmake make lcov git valgrind nano
+RUN apt-get --yes install gcc g++ cmake make lcov git valgrind nano iputils-ping
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git && \
 	cd Catch2 && \