diff --git a/for_tests/Dockerfile b/for_tests/Dockerfile
index 9228867e118c2e956c0acb8f66243cac7af87221..634dcf443ae1a170fd0ae4e62a2e5151b2ff8e64 100644
--- a/for_tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/for_tests/Dockerfile
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ RUN wget https://mmseqs.com/latest/mmseqs-static_sse41.tar.gz &&\
     mv /tmp/mmseqs2/bin/mmseqs /usr/local/bin &&\
     # remove useless files
     rm -r /tmp/mmseqs2
+
+
+# Install mafft 7.313
+WORKDIR /tmp
+RUN wget https://mafft.cbrc.jp/alignment/software/mafft-7.313-with-extensions-src.tgz &&\
+    tar xf mafft-7.313-with-extensions-src.tgz &&\
+    rm mafft-7.313-with-extensions-src.tgz
+WORKDIR /tmp/mafft-7.313-with-extensions/core
+RUN make clean &&\
+    make &&\
+    make install
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