diff --git a/src/interceptors/docker/docker-interception-services.ts b/src/interceptors/docker/docker-interception-services.ts
index 62b3d5e82..a1fa4bd17 100644
--- a/src/interceptors/docker/docker-interception-services.ts
+++ b/src/interceptors/docker/docker-interception-services.ts
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ import {
     stopDockerTunnel,
 } from './docker-tunnel-proxy';
 import { ensureDockerInjectionVolumeExists } from './docker-data-injection';
+import { withTimeout } from '../../util/promise';
 
 let dockerAvailableCache: Promise<boolean> | undefined;
 
+const DOCKER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS = 3_000;
+
 export const isDockerAvailable = (options: { logError?: boolean } = {}) => {
     if (dockerAvailableCache) return dockerAvailableCache;
     else {
         dockerAvailableCache = (async () => { // Catch sync & async setup errors
-            return new Docker().info();
+            return withTimeout(DOCKER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS, new Docker().info());
         })()
         .then((info: { OSType?: 'windows' | 'linux' }) => {
             if (info.OSType === 'windows') {
@@ -203,4 +206,4 @@ export async function deleteAllInterceptedDockerData(proxyPort: number | 'all'):
             delete pendingDeactivations[proxyPort];
         })()
     ]) as Promise<unknown> as Promise<void>;
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/util/promise.ts b/src/util/promise.ts
index 99ec6f9ba..cf4554f7d 100644
--- a/src/util/promise.ts
+++ b/src/util/promise.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ export async function waitUntil<T extends unknown>(
 }
 
 export class TimeoutError extends CustomError {
-    constructor() {
-        super('Timeout', { code: 'timeout' });
+    constructor(timeoutMs?: number) {
+        super(
+            timeoutMs === undefined ? 'Timeout' : `Timeout after ${timeoutMs}ms`,
+            { code: 'timeout' }
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +38,6 @@ export async function withTimeout<T>(
     return Promise.race([
         promise,
         delay(timeoutMs, { unref: true })
-            .then(() => { throw new TimeoutError(); })
+            .then(() => { throw new TimeoutError(timeoutMs); })
     ]);
 }
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