diff --git a/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-integration-service/Dockerfile b/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-integration-service/Dockerfile
index 80e7c48571..73337fcbe0 100644
--- a/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-integration-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-integration-service/Dockerfile
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ ARG container_user_uid=1002
 # can be passed during Docker build as build time environment for github branch to pickup configuration from.
 ARG container_user_gid=1001
 
-# install packages and create user
 RUN apk -q update \
-&& apk add -q unzip wget \
+&& apk add -q unzip sudo findutils \
 && addgroup -g ${container_user_gid} ${container_user_group} \
-&& adduser -s /bin/sh -u ${container_user_uid} -G ${container_user_group} -h /home/${container_user} --disabled-password ${container_user}
+&& adduser -s /bin/sh -u ${container_user_uid} -G ${container_user_group} -h /home/${container_user} --disabled-password ${container_user} \
+&& addgroup sudo \
+&& adduser ${container_user} sudo
 
 # set working directory for the user
 WORKDIR /home/${container_user}
diff --git a/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-stage/Dockerfile b/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-stage/Dockerfile
index 4d2c7422df..f445971d43 100644
--- a/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-stage/Dockerfile
+++ b/registration-processor/registration-processor-external-stage/Dockerfile
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ ARG container_user_uid=1002
 # can be passed during Docker build as build time environment for github branch to pickup configuration from.
 ARG container_user_gid=1001
 
-# install packages and create user
 RUN apk -q update \
-&& apk add -q unzip wget \
+&& apk add -q unzip sudo findutils \
 && addgroup -g ${container_user_gid} ${container_user_group} \
-&& adduser -s /bin/sh -u ${container_user_uid} -G ${container_user_group} -h /home/${container_user} --disabled-password ${container_user}
+&& adduser -s /bin/sh -u ${container_user_uid} -G ${container_user_group} -h /home/${container_user} --disabled-password ${container_user} \
+&& addgroup sudo \
+&& adduser ${container_user} sudo${container_user}
 
 # set working directory for the user
 WORKDIR /home/${container_user}