diff --git a/testing.go b/testing.go
index 35ce4f0a39..63dedc259e 100644
--- a/testing.go
+++ b/testing.go
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ var errAlreadyInProgress = regexp.MustCompile(`removal of container .* is alread
 // This is a function designed to be used in your test, when Docker is not mandatory for CI/CD.
 // In this way tests that depend on Testcontainers won't run if the provider is provisioned correctly.
 func SkipIfProviderIsNotHealthy(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			t.Skipf("Recovered from panic. Docker is not running. TestContainers can't perform is work without it")
+		}
+	}()
+
 	t.Helper()
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	provider, err := ProviderDocker.GetProvider()