diff --git a/cypress/dockerNode.ts b/cypress/dockerNode.ts
index 23bed54b671..e2c0db38c97 100644
--- a/cypress/dockerNode.ts
+++ b/cypress/dockerNode.ts
@@ -41,28 +41,38 @@ const SERVER_IMAGE = 'ghcr.io/nextcloud/continuous-integration-shallow-server'
 export const startNextcloud = async function(branch: string = getCurrentGitBranch()): Promise<any> {
 
 	try {
-		// Pulling images
-		console.log('\nPulling images... ⏳')
-		await new Promise((resolve, reject): any => docker.pull(SERVER_IMAGE, (err, stream) => {
-			if (err) {
-				reject(err)
-			}
-			// https://github.com/apocas/dockerode/issues/357
-			docker.modem.followProgress(stream, onFinished)
-
-			/**
-			 *
-			 * @param err
-			 */
-			function onFinished(err) {
-				if (!err) {
-					resolve(true)
+		try {
+			// Pulling images
+			console.log('\nPulling images... ⏳')
+			await new Promise((resolve, reject): any => docker.pull(SERVER_IMAGE, (err, stream) => {
+				if (err) {
+					reject(err)
+				}
+				if (stream === null) {
+					reject(new Error('Could not connect to docker, ensure docker is running.'))
 					return
 				}
-				reject(err)
-			}
-		}))
-		console.log('└─ Done')
+
+				// https://github.com/apocas/dockerode/issues/357
+				docker.modem.followProgress(stream, onFinished)
+
+				/**
+				 *
+				 * @param err
+				 */
+				function onFinished(err) {
+					if (!err) {
+						resolve(true)
+						return
+					}
+					reject(err)
+				}
+			}))
+			console.log('└─ Done')
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.log('└─ Failed to pull images')
+			throw e
+		}
 
 		// Remove old container if exists
 		console.log('\nChecking running containers... 🔍')
@@ -102,7 +112,7 @@ export const startNextcloud = async function(branch: string = getCurrentGitBranc
 		return ip
 	} catch (err) {
 		console.log('└─ Unable to start the container 🛑')
-		console.log(err)
+		console.log('\n', err, '\n')
 		stopNextcloud()
 		throw new Error('Unable to start the container')
 	}
@@ -191,7 +201,7 @@ export const stopNextcloud = async function() {
  * @param {Docker.Container} container the container to get the IP from
  */
 export const getContainerIP = async function(
-	container = docker.getContainer(CONTAINER_NAME)
+	container = docker.getContainer(CONTAINER_NAME),
 ): Promise<string> {
 	let ip = ''
 	let tries = 0
@@ -230,7 +240,7 @@ const runExec = async function(
 	container: Docker.Container,
 	command: string[],
 	verbose = false,
-	user = 'www-data'
+	user = 'www-data',
 ) {
 	const exec = await container.exec({
 		Cmd: command,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 912a68eec89..3d5416e037d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
         "cypress": "^13.3.0",
         "cypress-wait-until": "^2.0.1",
-        "dockerode": "^3.3.5",
+        "dockerode": "^4.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.14.0",
         "eslint-plugin-es": "^4.1.0",
         "exports-loader": "^4.0.0",
@@ -9341,9 +9341,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cpu-features": {
-      "version": "0.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cpu-features/-/cpu-features-0.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-BbHBvtYhUhksqTjr6bhNOjGgMnhwhGTQmOoZGD+K7BCaQDCuZl/Ve1ZxUSMRwVC4D/rkCPQ2MAIeYzrWyK7eEg==",
+      "version": "0.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cpu-features/-/cpu-features-0.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AKjgn2rP2yJyfbepsmLfiYcmtNn/2eUvocUyM/09yB0YDiz39HteK/5/T4Onf0pmdYDMgkBoGvRLvEguzyL7wQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "optional": true,
@@ -10564,9 +10564,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/docker-modem": {
-      "version": "3.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docker-modem/-/docker-modem-3.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f0ReSURdM3pcKPNS30mxOHSbaFLcknGmQjwSfmbcdOw1XWKXVhukM3NJHhr7NpY9BIyyWQb0EBo3KQvvuU5egQ==",
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docker-modem/-/docker-modem-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J1gOocUHrYOI0u5+SbM9eg84igD40NfUJoWL9Hc2a6hF3oN6PFA9fmzu2Ai8fddXrVUJbENx5STOlcvhTau4rA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.1.1",
@@ -10579,13 +10579,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dockerode": {
-      "version": "3.3.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dockerode/-/dockerode-3.3.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/0YNa3ZDNeLr/tSckmD69+Gq+qVNhvKfAHNeZJBnp7EOP6RGKV8ORrJHkUn20So5wU+xxT7+1n5u8PjHbfjbSA==",
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dockerode/-/dockerode-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3LF7/3MPz5+9RsUo91rD0MCcx0yxjC9bnbtgtVjOLKyKxlZSJ7/Kk3OPAgARlwlWHqXwAGYhmkAHYx7IwD0tJQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@balena/dockerignore": "^1.0.2",
-        "docker-modem": "^3.0.0",
+        "docker-modem": "^5.0.0",
         "tar-fs": "~2.0.1"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -19328,9 +19328,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/nan": {
-      "version": "2.17.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.17.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2ZTgtl0nJsO0KQCjEpxcIr5D+Yv90plTitZt9JBfQvVJDS5seMl3FOvsh3+9CoYWXf/1l5OaZzzF6nDm4cagaQ==",
+      "version": "2.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W7tfG7vMOGtD30sHoZSSc/JVYiyDPEyQVso/Zz+/uQd0B0L46gtC+pHha5FFMRpil6fm/AoEcRWyOVi4+E/f8w==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2283fc9d3bb..24be1c4bf1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
     "cypress": "^13.3.0",
     "cypress-wait-until": "^2.0.1",
-    "dockerode": "^3.3.5",
+    "dockerode": "^4.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.14.0",
     "eslint-plugin-es": "^4.1.0",
     "exports-loader": "^4.0.0",