diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9f86b67..340c434 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ WORKDIR /themis
 COPY --from=builder /app/bin/themis-server /usr/local/bin/themis-server
 COPY --from=litestream /download/litestream /usr/local/bin/litestream
 COPY --from=builder /app/start.sh ./start.sh
-RUN apt update -y; apt install -y ca-certificates; apt-get clean
+# install ca-certificates for outbound https calls, and sqlite3 for debugging
+RUN apt update -y; apt install -y ca-certificates sqlite3; apt-get clean
 ENTRYPOINT ["./start.sh"]
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