diff --git a/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/Docker.page b/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/Docker.page
index ec67bb27c..07ac01ea3 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/Docker.page
+++ b/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/Docker.page
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ if ($var['fsState'] != "Started") {
   echo "<p class='notice'>Array must be <span class='strong big'>started</span> to view Docker containers.</p>";
   return;
 }
-?>
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+if ( !is_file('/var/run/dockerd.pid') || (!is_dir('/proc/'.@file_get_contents('/var/run/dockerd.pid'))) ) {
+  echo "<p class='notice'>Docker Service failed to start.</p>";
+	exit;
+}
+?>