diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/saml/LiveTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/saml/LiveTest.java
index 9a245286..980d0fd9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/saml/LiveTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/saml/LiveTest.java
@@ -33,16 +33,23 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import org.junit.After;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.MockAuthorizationStrategy;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.RealJenkinsRule;
+import org.testcontainers.DockerClientFactory;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.utility.MountableFile;
 
 public class LiveTest {
 
+    @BeforeClass public static void requiresDocker() {
+        assumeTrue(DockerClientFactory.instance().isDockerAvailable());
+    }
+
     @Rule public RealJenkinsRule rr = new RealJenkinsRule();
 
     @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")