diff --git a/docker-sswsyncd/Dockerfile b/docker-sswsyncd/Dockerfile
index d260f442b3..9894d46c31 100755
--- a/docker-sswsyncd/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-sswsyncd/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUN apt-get clean && apt-get update
 ## Pre-install the fundamental packages
 ## TODO: sswsyncd depends on ifupdown
 RUN apt-get -y install  \
+    python              \
     ifupdown            \
     rsyslog