diff --git a/ct/zerobyte.sh b/ct/zerobyte.sh
index 53b4b6a20..ab001130a 100644
--- a/ct/zerobyte.sh
+++ b/ct/zerobyte.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function update_script() {
     cp /opt/zerobyte/.env /opt/zerobyte.env.bak
     msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
     
+    ensure_dependencies git
     NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "zerobyte" "nicotsx/zerobyte" "tarball"
 
diff --git a/install/zerobyte-install.sh b/install/zerobyte-install.sh
index 80ec20ef3..4d43d5e50 100644
--- a/install/zerobyte-install.sh
+++ b/install/zerobyte-install.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ echo "davfs2 davfs2/suid_file boolean false" | debconf-set-selections
 $STD apt-get install -y \
   bzip2 \
   fuse3 \
+  git \
   sshfs \
   davfs2 \
   openssh-client