diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 07eab0766..0c013d18b 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-**/.git
 **/*_test.go
 
 build/_workspace
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2b08a8425..02dabd4bf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Build Geth in a stock Go builder container
 FROM golang:1.9-alpine as builder
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev linux-headers
+RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev linux-headers git
 
 ADD . /go-ethereum
 RUN cd /go-ethereum && make geth bootnode