diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 19e8a9ab937f69af005400da3c8b57ff6ba694a8..fbe9f991a2b778d8054203fa38863f4449ebf392 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${BUILD} && cd ${BUILD} && \
 
 # add libHimawari
 # not large, not sure what's important, build it outside of ${BUILD} for now
+RUN apt-get install -y libboost-dev
 RUN cd ${OPT} && git clone https://gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu/rayg/himawari.git himawari && \
     (cd himawari/src; unset CXX CC LD F9X; make) && \
 		(cd himawari/; python setup.py install)