diff --git a/roles/deploy-env/tasks/containerd.yaml b/roles/deploy-env/tasks/containerd.yaml
index 9996cacc8a..e84394f32c 100644
--- a/roles/deploy-env/tasks/containerd.yaml
+++ b/roles/deploy-env/tasks/containerd.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
     state: present
     update_cache: true
 
+- name: Ensure docker group exists
+  group:
+    name: docker
+    state: present
 
 - name: Add users to docker group
   command: "adduser {{ item }} docker"