diff --git a/tests/cli/test_compose_tar.sh b/tests/cli/test_compose_tar.sh
index f23ec685..ad035a7d 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_compose_tar.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_compose_tar.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ CLI="${CLI:-./src/bin/composer-cli}"
 
 
 rlJournalStart
+    rlPhaseStartSetup
+        rlAssertExists /usr/bin/docker
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
     rlPhaseStartTest "compose start"
         rlAssertEquals "SELinux operates in enforcing mode" "$(getenforce)" "Enforcing"
         UUID=`$CLI compose start example-http-server tar`