diff --git a/environment/container/docker/daemon.go b/environment/container/docker/daemon.go
index c71cdc2d3..bcbe9fa8d 100644
--- a/environment/container/docker/daemon.go
+++ b/environment/container/docker/daemon.go
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ func (d dockerRuntime) addHostGateway(conf map[string]any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (d dockerRuntime) reloadAndRestartSystemdService() error {
+	if err := d.guest.Run("sudo", "systemctl", "daemon-reload"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reloading systemd daemon: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := d.guest.Run("sudo", "systemctl", "restart", "docker"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error restarting docker: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 const systemdUnitFilename = "/etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/docker.conf"
 const systemdUnitFileContent string = `
 [Service]
diff --git a/environment/container/docker/docker.go b/environment/container/docker/docker.go
index f9e0902b3..7d79086e0 100644
--- a/environment/container/docker/docker.go
+++ b/environment/container/docker/docker.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func (d dockerRuntime) Provision(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err := d.addHostGateway(conf.Docker); err != nil {
 			log.Warnln(err)
 		}
+		if err := d.reloadAndRestartSystemdService(); err != nil {
+			log.Warnln(err)
+		}
 		return nil
 	})