diff --git a/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile b/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile
index cc20332e0c9f754c3205b7c4a1f486e32f79e47f..2cd73f1d5583ecd7bc890738f9a9d6b2da9817d6 100644
--- a/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ rm -r /usr/local
 spack -e ${SPACK_ENV} env view enable /usr/local
 EOF
 
+## Place cvmfs catalogs
+RUN <<EOF
+touch ${SPACK_ROOT}/.cvmfscatalog
+touch /opt/software/.cvmfscatalog
+find /opt/software -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 3 -type d -exec touch {}/.cvmfscatalog \;
+touch /usr/local/.cvmfscatalog
+EOF
+
 ## Store environment
 RUN <<EOF
 set -e