diff --git a/apps/dokploy/__test__/compose/env-file-literals.test.ts b/apps/dokploy/__test__/compose/env-file-literals.test.ts
index b7223ca4a..1c7ee65b0 100644
--- a/apps/dokploy/__test__/compose/env-file-literals.test.ts
+++ b/apps/dokploy/__test__/compose/env-file-literals.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,16 @@ const inputEncoding: Record<string, string> = {
 	DB_HOST: '"${UNDEFINED_HOST:-localhost}"',
 };
 
-describe("getCreateEnvFileCommand", () => {
+const hasDocker = () => {
+	try {
+		execFileSync("docker", ["info"], { stdio: "ignore" });
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+describe.skipIf(!hasDocker())("getCreateEnvFileCommand", () => {
 	it("writes special environment values that Docker Compose reads back literally", () => {
 		mkdirSync(codePath, { recursive: true });
 
diff --git a/apps/dokploy/__test__/setup/monitoring-setup.real.test.ts b/apps/dokploy/__test__/setup/monitoring-setup.real.test.ts
index 89b8b390d..590d67b21 100644
--- a/apps/dokploy/__test__/setup/monitoring-setup.real.test.ts
+++ b/apps/dokploy/__test__/setup/monitoring-setup.real.test.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,16 @@ const hasRealMonitoring = () => {
 	);
 };
 
-describe.skipIf(hasRealMonitoring())(
+const hasDocker = () => {
+	try {
+		execSync("docker info", { stdio: "ignore" });
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+describe.skipIf(!hasDocker() || hasRealMonitoring() || !process.env.CI)(
 	"setupMonitoring - legacy container cleanup (real docker)",
 	() => {
 		beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/builders/docker-file.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/builders/docker-file.ts
index b02156ee8..13bc05fc6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/builders/docker-file.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/builders/docker-file.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,20 @@ export const getDockerCommand = (application: ApplicationNested) => {
 	try {
 		const image = `${appName}`;
 
-		const dockerContextPath = getDockerContextPath(application);
+		const defaultContextPath =
+			dockerFilePath.substring(0, dockerFilePath.lastIndexOf("/") + 1) || ".";
 
-		const commandArgs = ["build", "-t", image, "-f", dockerFilePath, "."];
+		const dockerContextPath =
+			getDockerContextPath(application) || defaultContextPath;
+
+		const commandArgs = [
+			"build",
+			"-t",
+			image,
+			"-f",
+			dockerFilePath,
+			dockerContextPath,
+		];
 
 		if (dockerBuildStage) {
 			commandArgs.push("--target", dockerBuildStage);
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/filesystem/directory.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/filesystem/directory.ts
index c5e354ac8..6865c576d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/filesystem/directory.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/filesystem/directory.ts
@@ -138,10 +138,9 @@ export const getDockerContextPath = (application: Application) => {
 	const { APPLICATIONS_PATH } = paths(!!application.serverId);
 	const { appName, dockerContextPath } = application;
 
-	return path.join(
-		APPLICATIONS_PATH,
-		appName,
-		"code",
-		dockerContextPath || ".",
-	);
+	if (!dockerContextPath) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	return path.join(APPLICATIONS_PATH, appName, "code", dockerContextPath);
 };