diff --git a/magnolia-integration-tests/magnolia-integration-tests-framework/src/main/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/docker/IntegrationTestEnvironment.java b/magnolia-integration-tests/magnolia-integration-tests-framework/src/main/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/docker/IntegrationTestEnvironment.java
index 45817cc350..b88fbb9ef1 100644
--- a/magnolia-integration-tests/magnolia-integration-tests-framework/src/main/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/docker/IntegrationTestEnvironment.java
+++ b/magnolia-integration-tests/magnolia-integration-tests-framework/src/main/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/docker/IntegrationTestEnvironment.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class IntegrationTestEnvironment {
 
     private final IntegrationTestSettings testSettings;
 
-    private final DockerClient docker = DockerClientFactory.instance().client();
+    private DockerClient docker;
 
     public IntegrationTestEnvironment(IntegrationTestSettings testSettings) {
         this.testSettings = testSettings;
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class IntegrationTestEnvironment {
         if (!testSettings.testEnvironmentSetupRequired()) {
             return;
         }
+        docker = DockerClientFactory.instance().client();
 
         log.info("Preparing environment for the Selenium UI tests");
 
diff --git a/magnolia-integration-tests/tests/src/test/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/rules/SeleniumNodesVncSidekickRule.java b/magnolia-integration-tests/tests/src/test/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/rules/SeleniumNodesVncSidekickRule.java
index 2cf1432f07..4f9095bf83 100644
--- a/magnolia-integration-tests/tests/src/test/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/rules/SeleniumNodesVncSidekickRule.java
+++ b/magnolia-integration-tests/tests/src/test/java/info/magnolia/integrationtests/rules/SeleniumNodesVncSidekickRule.java
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public class SeleniumNodesVncSidekickRule extends FailureDetectingExternalResour
 
     @Override
     protected void starting(Description description) {
+        if (!testSettings.testEnvironmentSetupRequired()) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (testSettings.debugMode() && webDriverSupplier.get() instanceof RemoteWebDriver) {
             final RemoteWebDriver driver = (RemoteWebDriver) webDriverSupplier.get();
             final SessionId sessionId = driver.getSessionId();