diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 7951430db..c3f3503d9 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ set_proxy() {
 		"Environment=\"NO_PROXY=${no_proxy_string}\"" > /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/http-proxy.conf
 
 	systemctl daemon-reload
-	systemctl restart docker
+	command -v docker &> /dev/null && systemctl restart docker
 
 	# Create config.json for docker containers
 	[[ -d /root/.docker ]] || mkdir /root/.docker