diff --git a/dockerfiles/bionic.docker b/dockerfiles/bionic.docker
index a6e2f80b9e23b4ba498ba72a9278bbcf4c850de2..c9f903a232fed632eb97aca51aed25b15906d4b5 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/bionic.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/bionic.docker
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd && \
     apt-get install -y libarmadillo-dev && \
     apt-get install -y libjsoncpp-dev && \
+    apt-get install -y python3-pytest && \
     useradd -u 30996 msk_jenkins && \
     ln -sfn /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzmq.so.5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzmq.so.3 && \
     pip3 install meson
diff --git a/dockerfiles/xenial.docker b/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
index 898ed742a5eaca105b088b82ae9770d14b8f011a..15e65bc39d5bbfcf0f2274b8d72908ccf0aab559 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd && \
     apt-get install -y libarmadillo-dev && \
     apt-get install -y libjsoncpp-dev && \
+    apt-get install -y python3-pytest && \
     useradd -u 30996 msk_jenkins && \
     ln -sfn /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzmq.so.5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzmq.so.3 && \
     pip3 install pip --upgrade && \