diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c08a6b..3c8fff6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ You can build a new JuJu image from scratch by running the following command:
 In this way the script will create a directory containing all the essentials
 files to make JuJu working properly (such as pacman, yaourt, arch-chroot and proot).
 Remember that the script to build the image must run in an ArchLinux OS with
-arch-install-scripts, package-query and the base-devel packages installed.
+arch-install-scripts, package-query, git and the base-devel packages installed.
 To change the build directory just use the *JUJU_TMPDIR* (by default /tmp).
 
 To install the image named juju-x86\_64.tar.gz:
diff --git a/lib/core.sh b/lib/core.sh
index 8a6b581..8a4cee0 100644
--- a/lib/core.sh
+++ b/lib/core.sh
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ function build_image_juju(){
     _check_package arch-install-scripts
     _check_package gcc
     _check_package package-query
+    _check_package git
     local maindir=$(TMPDIR=$JUJU_TEMPDIR mktemp -d -t juju.XXXXXXXXXX)
     mkdir -p ${maindir}/root
     prepare_build_directory