diff --git a/acapy_agent/admin/server.py b/acapy_agent/admin/server.py
index 111d2f2a52..c526e75435 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/admin/server.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/admin/server.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async def ready_middleware(request: web.BaseRequest, handler: Coroutine):
             request.path,
             validation_error_message,
         )
-        raise
+        raise web.HTTPUnprocessableEntity(reason=validation_error_message) from e
     except (LedgerConfigError, LedgerTransactionError) as e:
         # fatal, signal server shutdown
         LOGGER.critical("Shutdown with %s", str(e))
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 468d72cb28..1c4d5e6e37 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && \
     apt-transport-https \
     ca-certificates \
     curl \
+    git \
     libffi-dev \
     libgmp10 \
     libncurses5 \