diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index e6f1136f..e8d72b07 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /web/public/
 /.vscode/
 /.idea/
-/.git/
+#/.git/
 
 # source files
 docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a7c03e49..20983b8b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ARG MONGO_TEST
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/umputun/remark/backend
 ADD backend /go/src/github.com/umputun/remark/backend
+ADD .git /go/src/github.com/umputun/remark/.git
 
 # run tests
 RUN \