diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml
index f7ae77754ea9..efc9630e33a7 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ steps:
       displayName: "Install Coverage and Junit Dependencies"
       workingDirectory: '${{parameters.GoWorkspace}}'
 
+    - pwsh: |
+         Get-Service docker | Restart-Service
+      condition: and(succeededOrFailed(), eq('${{ parameters.TestProxy }}', 'true'), eq(variables['Agent.OS'],'Windows_NT'))
+
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.TestProxy, true) }}:
       - template: /eng/common/testproxy/test-proxy-docker.yml