diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 471270da..c22cbd51 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FROM debian:bookworm
 
 ADD etc/apt /etc/apt/
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install vitastor qemu-system-x86 qemu-system-common qemu-block-extra qemu-utils jq nfs-common && apt-get clean
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install vitastor udev systemd qemu-system-x86 qemu-system-common qemu-block-extra qemu-utils jq nfs-common && apt-get clean
 ADD sleep.sh /usr/bin/
 ADD install.sh /usr/bin/
 ADD scripts /opt/scripts/
diff --git a/docker/etc/systemd/system/vitastor-host.service b/docker/etc/systemd/system/vitastor-host.service
index b02c71ac..56f4cf8f 100644
--- a/docker/etc/systemd/system/vitastor-host.service
+++ b/docker/etc/systemd/system/vitastor-host.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PartOf=vitastor.target
 [Service]
 Restart=always
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/vitastor/docker.conf
-ExecStart=bash -c 'docker run --rm -i -v /etc/vitastor:/etc/vitastor -v /dev:/dev \
+ExecStart=bash -c 'docker run --rm -i -v /etc/vitastor:/etc/vitastor -v /dev:/dev -v /run:/run \
     --privileged --log-driver none --network host --name vitastor vitastor:$VITASTOR_VERSION \
     sleep.sh'
 ExecStartPost=udevadm trigger