diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.server b/docker/Dockerfile.server
index e2ee4bc73..e908161ed 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.server
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.server
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ ENV MIGRATIONS_DIR=/app/db/migrations
 ENV PORT=8080
 
 # curl is only needed by the API healthcheck below; workers don't use it.
-RUN apk add --no-cache curl
+# git is needed by cron tasks that clone the seeds repo (BMS table sync, backsync, etc.).
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl git
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=deps /app .