diff --git a/kolla/image/build.py b/kolla/image/build.py
index 4dd3daec71..8e136b402b 100755
--- a/kolla/image/build.py
+++ b/kolla/image/build.py
@@ -740,7 +740,10 @@ class KollaWorker(object):
             self.dc = docker.APIClient(version='auto', **docker_kwargs)
         except docker.errors.DockerException as e:
             self.dc = None
-            if not conf.template_only:
+            if not (conf.template_only
+                    or conf.save_dependency
+                    or conf.list_images
+                    or conf.list_dependencies):
                 raise e
 
     def _get_images_dir(self):