diff --git a/openhands/runtime/builder/docker.py b/openhands/runtime/builder/docker.py
index 39a7982cd5..5f0fb2027b 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/builder/docker.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/builder/docker.py
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ class DockerRuntimeBuilder(RuntimeBuilder):
 
         version_info = self.docker_client.version()
         server_version = version_info.get('Version', '').replace('-', '.')
+        components = version_info.get('Components')
         self.is_podman = (
-            version_info.get('Components')[0].get('Name').startswith('Podman')
+            components is not None
+            and len(components) > 0
+            and components[0].get('Name', '').startswith('Podman')
         )
         if (
             tuple(map(int, server_version.split('.')[:2])) < (18, 9)
@@ -79,8 +82,11 @@ class DockerRuntimeBuilder(RuntimeBuilder):
         self.docker_client = docker.from_env()
         version_info = self.docker_client.version()
         server_version = version_info.get('Version', '').split('+')[0].replace('-', '.')
+        components = version_info.get('Components')
         self.is_podman = (
-            version_info.get('Components')[0].get('Name').startswith('Podman')
+            components is not None
+            and len(components) > 0
+            and components[0].get('Name', '').startswith('Podman')
         )
         if tuple(map(int, server_version.split('.'))) < (18, 9) and not self.is_podman:
             raise AgentRuntimeBuildError(