diff --git a/vars/customDockerBuildAndPush.groovy b/vars/customDockerBuildAndPush.groovy
index 0c49cbf..2fc3d18 100644
--- a/vars/customDockerBuildAndPush.groovy
+++ b/vars/customDockerBuildAndPush.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 def call(String dockerRepo, String imageName, String dockerfilePath, String buildContext, String nexusUser, String nexusPass) {
     container('custom-docker') {
+        sh "dockerd &"
+        echo "Started Docker daemon"
         sh "docker build -t ${imageName} -f ${dockerfilePath} ${buildContext}"
         echo "Docker image ${imageName} built"
         sh "docker login http://${dockerRepo} -u ${nexusUser} -p ${nexusPass}"