diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 651574c..64e4527 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache \
+RUN apk add --upgrade --no-cache \
   bash \
   curl \
   git \
+  grep \
   jq \
   py3-requests \
   skopeo \
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
 
 RUN mkdir -p ~./local/bin
 
+RUN mkdir -p ~/.abra/apps
+
 # Note(decentral1se): it is fine to always use the development branch because
 # our Drone CI docker auto-tagger will publish official release tags and
 # otherwise give us the latest abra on the latest tag