diff --git a/backfiller/Dockerfile b/backfiller/Dockerfile
index 1516c60..4b3fe20 100644
--- a/backfiller/Dockerfile
+++ b/backfiller/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.7
 # dependencies needed for compiling c extensions
 # also busybox-extras for telnet for easier use of backdoor
-RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev file make busybox-extras
+RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev postgresql-dev file make busybox-extras
 
 # Install gevent so that we don't need to re-install it when common changes
 RUN pip install gevent
diff --git a/cutter/Dockerfile b/cutter/Dockerfile
index 7e33b19..9d911f7 100644
--- a/cutter/Dockerfile
+++ b/cutter/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.7
 # dependencies needed for compiling c extensions
 # also busybox-extras for telnet for easier use of backdoor
-RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev file make busybox-extras
+RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev postgresql-dev file make busybox-extras
 
 # Install gevent so that we don't need to re-install it when common changes
 RUN pip install gevent
diff --git a/playlist_manager/Dockerfile b/playlist_manager/Dockerfile
index 0331cd9..2e4bb8d 100644
--- a/playlist_manager/Dockerfile
+++ b/playlist_manager/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.7
 # dependencies needed for compiling c extensions
 # also busybox-extras for telnet for easier use of backdoor
-RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev file make busybox-extras
+RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev postgresql-dev file make busybox-extras
 
 # Install gevent so that we don't need to re-install it when common changes
 RUN pip install gevent
diff --git a/sheetsync/Dockerfile b/sheetsync/Dockerfile
index 082bf97..a524eab 100644
--- a/sheetsync/Dockerfile
+++ b/sheetsync/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.7
 # dependencies needed for compiling c extensions
 # also busybox-extras for telnet for easier use of backdoor
-RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev file make busybox-extras
+RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev postgresql-dev file make busybox-extras
 
 # Install gevent so that we don't need to re-install it when common changes
 RUN pip install gevent
diff --git a/thrimshim/Dockerfile b/thrimshim/Dockerfile
index be27120..2a2ff92 100644
--- a/thrimshim/Dockerfile
+++ b/thrimshim/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.7
 # dependencies needed for compiling c extensions
 # also busybox-extras for telnet for easier use of backdoor
-RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev file make busybox-extras
+RUN apk --update add py2-pip gcc python-dev musl-dev postgresql-dev file make busybox-extras
 
 # Install gevent so that we don't need to re-install it when common changes
 RUN pip install gevent