diff --git a/packages/env/lib/init-config.js b/packages/env/lib/init-config.js
index fad8d5b36f183..efde002dc5838 100644
--- a/packages/env/lib/init-config.js
+++ b/packages/env/lib/init-config.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ function wordpressDockerFileContents( env, config ) {
 # Update apt sources for archived versions of Debian.
 
 # stretch (https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2023/03/msg00006.html)
+RUN touch /etc/apt/sources.list
 RUN sed -i 's|deb.debian.org/debian stretch|archive.debian.org/debian stretch|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
 RUN sed -i 's|security.debian.org/debian-security stretch|archive.debian.org/debian-security stretch|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
 RUN sed -i '/stretch-updates/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ RUN adduser -h /home/$HOST_USERNAME -G $( getent group $HOST_GID | cut -d: -f1 )
 
 # Install any dependencies we need in the container.
 ${ installDependencies( 'cli', env, config ) }
-	
+
 # Switch back to the original user now that we're done.
 USER www-data
 
@@ -200,6 +201,9 @@ RUN apt-get -qy update
 # Install some basic PHP dependencies.
 RUN apt-get -qy install $PHPIZE_DEPS && touch /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini
 
+# Install git
+RUN apt-get -qy install git
+
 # Set up sudo so they can have root access.
 RUN apt-get -qy install sudo
 RUN echo "#$HOST_UID ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers`;