diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b1692d09..12433c8f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINER Abhisek Datta <abhisek@appsecco.com>
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y default-mysql-client
 RUN apt-get install -y maven
+RUN apt-get install -y iputils-ping
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY pom.xml pom.xml
@@ -14,4 +15,4 @@ RUN mvn clean package
 RUN chmod 755 /app/scripts/start.sh
 
 EXPOSE 8080
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "/app/scripts/start.sh"]
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "/app/scripts/start.sh"]
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