diff --git a/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base b/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base
index bb38e8f180..bff64aee55 100644
--- a/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 # Install dependencies.
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=apt-dev,target=/var/cache/apt \
     apt-get update && \
-    apt-get -y install git && \
     apt-get install -y \
     python3-pip \
     python3.10-dev \
     ca-certificates \
     build-essential \
+    git \
     --no-install-recommends && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 RUN apt-get purge -y linux-libc-dev