diff --git a/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh b/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh
index 2b8e00c3775cc7da892d92a70959d0c5cbe6315d..00fc56e91d4a6741c9bb5928dc7d696fc680f67a 100755
--- a/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh
+++ b/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ sudo apt -y install qtcreator
 # Make the "work" directory under the users root
 # > Note: the -p option means: no error if existing, make parent directories as needed
 mkdir -p ~/work
+
 # Change directory to this folder
 cd ~/work
+
+# Install git
+sudo apt -y install git
+
 # Clone the D-FaLL-System git repository
 git clone https://gitlab.ethz.ch/D-FaLL/PandS-System/D-FaLL-System.git
 
diff --git a/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh b/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh
index a9b6868df5a2957fa8699bf1d7ddce13dcfa1511..86163c1c9af989a6e40202d32676b676b960683c 100755
--- a/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh
+++ b/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ sudo apt -y install qtcreator
 # Make the "work" directory under the users root
 # > Note: the -p option means: no error if existing, make parent directories as needed
 mkdir -p ~/work
+
 # Change directory to this folder
 cd ~/work
+
+# Install git
+sudo apt -y install git
+
 # Clone the D-FaLL-System git repository
 git clone https://gitlab.ethz.ch/D-FaLL/PandS-System/D-FaLL-System.git