diff --git a/image/Dockerfile b/image/Dockerfile
index e23a0ce..bfd1353 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/Dockerfile
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ FROM debian:stable
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gettext-base python-pip curl git
 
+RUN echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ wheezy-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list && \
+	curl -sk https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - && \
+	apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y postgresql-client-9.3 && \
+	apt-get clean -y
+
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN curl -sSL -o /usr/local/bin/etcdctl https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/opdemand/etcdctl-v0.4.6  && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/etcdctl
 RUN pip install python-dateutil; pip install git+https://github.com/s3tools/s3cmd
 COPY backup.sh /app/backup.sh
 COPY s3cfg /app/s3cfg
-CMD ./backup.sh
+CMD ./backup.sh
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diff --git a/image/backup.sh b/image/backup.sh
index e497e03..d71b53a 100755
--- a/image/backup.sh
+++ b/image/backup.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ done
 DEIS_CONFIG_FILE=${DEIS_CONFIG_FILE:-~/.s3cfg.deis}
 AWS_CONFIG_FILE=${AWS_CONFIG_FILE:-~/.s3cfg.aws}
 
+DATABASE_HOST="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get /deis/database/host)"
+DATABASE_PORT="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get /deis/database/port)"
+DATABASE_USERNAME="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get /deis/database/adminUser)"
+DATABASE_PASSWORD="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get /deis/database/adminPass)"
 CEPH_ACCESS_KEY="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get deis/store/gateway/accessKey)"
 CEPH_SECRET_KEY="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get deis/store/gateway/secretKey)"
 DATABASE_BUCKET_NAME="$(etcdctl -C ${ETCD} get /deis/database/bucketName)"
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ cat s3cfg | ACCESS_KEY=${CEPH_ACCESS_KEY} SECRET_KEY=${CEPH_SECRET_KEY} HOST_BAS
 
 set -x
 
+# Dump a text backup of the database
+mkdir -p ${BACKUP_DIR}
+PGHOST=${DATABASE_HOST} PGPORT=${DATABASE_PORT} PGUSER=${DATABASE_USERNAME} PGPASSWORD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD} pg_dumpall > ${BACKUP_DIR}/database.sql
+
 # Copy the deis
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}/${DATABASE_BUCKET_NAME}/"
 s3cmd -c "${DEIS_CONFIG_FILE}" get -r "s3://${DATABASE_BUCKET_NAME}/" "${BACKUP_DIR}/${DATABASE_BUCKET_NAME}"
@@ -68,4 +76,4 @@ mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}/${REGISTRY_BUCKET_NAME}/"
 s3cmd -c "${DEIS_CONFIG_FILE}" get -r "s3://${REGISTRY_BUCKET_NAME}/" "${BACKUP_DIR}/${REGISTRY_BUCKET_NAME}"
 
 # Copy the local db_wal bucket to AWS
-s3cmd -c "${AWS_CONFIG_FILE}" put -r "${BACKUP_DIR}" "s3://${AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET}/"
+s3cmd -c "${AWS_CONFIG_FILE}" put -r "${BACKUP_DIR}" "s3://${AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET}/"
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