diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index 6d1e1700..97c33271 100644
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@
     - native-user-alarm
 - name: setup primary_backup_hosts
   hosts: primary_backup_hosts
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: "check if docker is installed"
+      shell: pacman -Q docker
+      register: pacman_q_docker
+      ignore_errors: yes
   roles:
    -  role: native-docker-volume-backup
+      when: "'error:' not in pacman_q_docker.stderr"
 - name: setup replica backup hosts
   hosts: replica_backup_hosts
   roles: