diff --git a/server/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.js b/server/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.js
index 9627e9d43e..4787ec7a5a 100644
--- a/server/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.js
+++ b/server/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { CONFIGURATION } = require('./constants');
+const logger = require('../../../utils/logger');
 const containerDescriptor = require('../docker/eclipse-mosquitto-container.json');
 
 /**
@@ -21,7 +22,20 @@ async function getConfiguration() {
 
   // Look for broker docker image
   if (dockerBased) {
-    networkModeValid = await this.checkDockerNetwork();
+    try {
+      // In case the docker socket is not available
+      // It's ok, we don't crash
+      networkModeValid = await this.checkDockerNetwork();
+      const dockerImages = await this.gladys.system.getContainers({
+        all: true,
+        filters: {
+          name: [containerDescriptor.name],
+        },
+      });
+      brokerContainerAvailable = dockerImages.length > 0;
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.debug(e);
+    }
 
     const useEmbeddedBrokerVariable = await this.gladys.variable.getValue(
       CONFIGURATION.MQTT_EMBEDDED_BROKER_KEY,
@@ -29,15 +43,6 @@ async function getConfiguration() {
     );
     // Boolean stored as integer, we need to check it
     useEmbeddedBroker = networkModeValid && useEmbeddedBrokerVariable !== '0';
-
-    const dockerImages = await this.gladys.system.getContainers({
-      all: true,
-      filters: {
-        name: [containerDescriptor.name],
-      },
-    });
-    brokerContainerAvailable = dockerImages.length > 0;
-
     mosquittoVersion = await this.gladys.variable.getValue(CONFIGURATION.MQTT_MOSQUITTO_VERSION, this.serviceId);
   }
 
diff --git a/server/test/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.test.js b/server/test/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.test.js
index b617c66490..b846118a1d 100644
--- a/server/test/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.test.js
+++ b/server/test/services/mqtt/lib/getConfiguration.test.js
@@ -265,4 +265,35 @@ describe('mqttHandler.getConfiguration', () => {
     assert.calledOnce(gladys.system.getContainers);
     assert.calledOnce(gladys.system.getNetworkMode);
   });
+  it('should not crash, even if docker based but not with docker socket mounted', async () => {
+    const gladys = {
+      variable: {
+        getValue: fake.resolves(null),
+      },
+      system: {
+        isDocker: fake.resolves(true),
+        getContainers: fake.rejects(new Error('SYSTEM_NOT_RUNNING_DOCKER')),
+        getNetworkMode: fake.rejects(new Error('SYSTEM_NOT_RUNNING_DOCKER')),
+      },
+    };
+
+    const mqttHandler = new MqttHandler(gladys, MockedMqttClient, serviceId);
+    const config = await mqttHandler.getConfiguration();
+
+    const expectedConfig = {
+      mqttUrl: null,
+      mqttUsername: null,
+      mqttPassword: null,
+      useEmbeddedBroker: false,
+      dockerBased: true,
+      brokerContainerAvailable: false,
+      networkModeValid: false,
+      mosquittoVersion: null,
+    };
+    expect(config).to.deep.eq(expectedConfig);
+
+    assert.callCount(gladys.variable.getValue, 5);
+    assert.calledOnce(gladys.system.isDocker);
+    assert.calledOnce(gladys.system.getNetworkMode);
+  });
 });