diff --git a/backend/app/service/docker.go b/backend/app/service/docker.go
index b9cea2543..920657fff 100644
--- a/backend/app/service/docker.go
+++ b/backend/app/service/docker.go
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ func changeLogOption(daemonMap map[string]interface{}, logMaxFile, logMaxSize st
 }
 
 func validateDockerConfig() error {
+	if !cmd.Which("dockerd") {
+		return nil
+	}
 	stdout, err := cmd.Exec("dockerd --validate")
 	if err != nil || (stdout != "" && strings.TrimSpace(stdout) != "configuration OK") {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Docker configuration validation failed, err: %v", stdout)
diff --git a/backend/utils/cmd/cmd.go b/backend/utils/cmd/cmd.go
index 46b20fc1f..cfadd3670 100644
--- a/backend/utils/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/backend/utils/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func SudoHandleCmd() string {
 
 func Which(name string) bool {
 	stdout, err := Execf("which %s", name)
-	if err != nil || (len(strings.ReplaceAll(stdout, "\n", "")) == 0 && strings.HasPrefix(stdout, "/")) {
+	if err != nil || (len(strings.ReplaceAll(stdout, "\n", "")) == 0) {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true