diff --git a/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/host/host.go b/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/host/host.go
index 79b43ef730fec..145141dfd1b7d 100644
--- a/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/host/host.go
+++ b/test/new-e2e/tests/installer/host/host.go
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ func (h *Host) setSystemdVersion() {
 
 // InstallDocker installs Docker on the host if it is not already installed.
 func (h *Host) InstallDocker() {
-	defer func() { h.remote.MustExecute("sudo systemctl start docker") }()
+	defer func() {
+		h.remote.MustExecute("sudo systemctl reset-failed docker")
+		_, err := h.remote.Execute("sudo systemctl start docker")
+		require.NoErrorf(h.t, err, "failed to start Docker, logs: %s", h.remote.MustExecute("sudo journalctl -xeu docker"))
+	}()
 	if _, err := h.remote.Execute("command -v docker"); err == nil {
 		return
 	}