def is_docker_reachable(self):
        """
        Checks if Docker daemon is running. This is required for us to invoke the function locally

        Returns
        -------
        bool
            True, if Docker is available, False otherwise
        """
        try:
            self.docker_client.ping()

            return True

        # When Docker is not installed, a request.exceptions.ConnectionError is thrown.
        except (docker.errors.APIError, requests.exceptions.ConnectionError):
            LOG.debug("Docker is not reachable", exc_info=True)
            return False