diff --git a/workflows/docker/Dockerfile b/workflows/docker/Dockerfile
index 2cb31327035e49997cab47ea3993af919cfde457..fc7805f6bf9bcb102ba3a44188b99d28098b6741 100644
--- a/workflows/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/workflows/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/pachterlab/kallisto.git
 RUN mkdir kallisto/build
 WORKDIR /home/ZIM-gast/repos/kallisto/build
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/lib
-RUN cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/ZIM-gast/ ..
+RUN cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/ZIM-gast/ -DUSE_HDF5=ON ..
 RUN make
 RUN make install
 # python