diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ab0d77..9631bc9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ RUN apk add acl
 ## required by git through ssh (for host-resources for instance)
 RUN apk add openssh-client
 
+## handy in some charms to poke at some services
+RUN apk add curl
+
 ## install compose
 COPY ./bin/ /usr/local/bin/