diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.ps1 b/hack/jenkins/common.ps1
index 9fede4e11f..4df7a9b298 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.ps1
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.ps1
@@ -41,17 +41,26 @@ gsutil.cmd -m cp -r gs://minikube-builds/$env:MINIKUBE_LOCATION/windows_cleanup_
 gsutil.cmd -m cp -r gs://minikube-builds/$env:MINIKUBE_LOCATION/windows_cleanup_cron.ps1 out/
 ./out/windows_cleanup_cron.ps1
 
-# Make sure Docker is up and running
-gsutil.cmd -m cp -r gs://minikube-builds/$env:MINIKUBE_LOCATION/setup_docker_desktop_windows.ps1 out/
-./out/setup_docker_desktop_windows.ps1
-If ($lastexitcode -gt 0) {
-	echo "Docker failed to start, exiting."
+# check for Docker CLI
+docker --help
+if ($lastexitcode -gt 0) {
+        echo "Docker CLI not found, exiting."
+        $json = "{`"state`": `"failure`", `"description`": `"Jenkins: Docker CLI not found`", `"target_url`": `"https://storage.googleapis.com/$gcs_bucket/$env:JOB_NAME.txt`", `"context`": `"$env:JOB_NAME`"}"
+        Write-GithubStatus -JsonBody $json
+        Exit $lastexitcode
+}
 
-	$json = "{`"state`": `"failure`", `"description`": `"Jenkins: docker failed to start`", `"target_url`": `"https://storage.googleapis.com/$gcs_bucket/Hyper-V_Windows.txt`", `"context`": `"$env:JOB_NAME`"}"
-
-	Write-GithubStatus -JsonBody $json
+if ($driver -eq "docker") {
+	# Make sure Docker is up and running
+	gsutil.cmd -m cp -r gs://minikube-builds/$env:MINIKUBE_LOCATION/setup_docker_desktop_windows.ps1 out/
+	./out/setup_docker_desktop_windows.ps1
+	If ($lastexitcode -gt 0) {
+		echo "Docker failed to start, exiting."
+		$json = "{`"state`": `"failure`", `"description`": `"Jenkins: docker failed to start`", `"target_url`": `"https://storage.googleapis.com/$gcs_bucket/$env:JOB_NAME.txt`", `"context`": `"$env:JOB_NAME`"}"
+		Write-GithubStatus -JsonBody $json
+		Exit $lastexitcode
+	}
 	docker system prune -a --volumes -f
-	Exit $lastexitcode
 }
 
 # Download Go