diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestEnvironment.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestEnvironment.java
index 3e858c35f3b..dbd8e45a98f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestEnvironment.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestEnvironment.java
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public static boolean dockerApiAtLeast(String minimumVersion) {
     public static boolean dockerExecutionDriverSupportsExec() {
         String executionDriver = DockerClientFactory.instance().getActiveExecutionDriver();
 
-        return !executionDriver.startsWith("lxc");
+        // Could be null starting from Docker 1.13
+        return executionDriver == null || !executionDriver.startsWith("lxc");
     }
 
     public static boolean dockerIsDockerMachine() {