diff --git a/recipes/mapping/bowtie2/Singularity.bowtie2-245 b/recipes/mapping/bowtie2/Singularity.bowtie2-245
index f147aa6b241f1f5f9d477a3d8c3877bb8311c247..708da4cf22cf6e676e371e1607658b00628810a4 100644
--- a/recipes/mapping/bowtie2/Singularity.bowtie2-245
+++ b/recipes/mapping/bowtie2/Singularity.bowtie2-245
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MirrorURL: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
 
     # ~~~~~~ General setup and folder creation ~~~~~~ #
     
-    apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget bzip2
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget bzip2 debootstrap
     
     # ~~~~~ MINICONDA 3.4.0.5 ~~~~~ #
     wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-4.7.12.1-Linux-x86_64.sh && \