diff --git a/config/initializers/docker.rb b/config/initializers/docker.rb
index 09a57d06..69bb5c7d 100644
--- a/config/initializers/docker.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/docker.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-DockerClient.initialize_environment
-DockerContainerPool.start_refill_task if DockerContainerPool.config[:active]
-at_exit { DockerContainerPool.clean_up } unless Rails.env.test?
+DockerClient.initialize_environment unless Rails.env.test? && `which docker`.blank?
+
+if DockerContainerPool.config[:active]
+  DockerContainerPool.start_refill_task
+  at_exit { DockerContainerPool.clean_up }
+end