diff --git a/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/conftest.py b/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/conftest.py
index 6d7b65e03..d52e4fb58 100644
--- a/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/conftest.py
@@ -68,17 +68,18 @@ def _setup_primary_node(config):
     :param config: Configuration of the pytest primary node
     """
     # Check for runtime compatibility: some tools are required to be available in PATH
-    try:
-        subprocess.check_output(['docker', '-v'], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
-        raise ValueError('Error: docker is required in PATH to launch the integration tests, '
-                         'but is not installed or not available for current user.')
+    if 'boulder' in config.option.acme_server:
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_output(['docker', '-v'], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
+            raise ValueError('Error: docker is required in PATH to launch the integration tests on'
+                             'boulder, but is not installed or not available for current user.')
 
-    try:
-        subprocess.check_output(['docker-compose', '-v'], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
-        raise ValueError('Error: docker-compose is required in PATH to launch the integration tests, '
-                         'but is not installed or not available for current user.')
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_output(['docker-compose', '-v'], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
+            raise ValueError('Error: docker-compose is required in PATH to launch the integration tests, '
+                             'but is not installed or not available for current user.')
 
     # Parameter numprocesses is added to option by pytest-xdist
     workers = ['primary'] if not config.option.numprocesses\