diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/docker b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/docker
index 46db1209097..93639e6bbb2 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/docker
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/docker
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ group docker
 start program = "/etc/init.d/docker start"
 stop program = "/etc/init.d/docker stop"
 if does not exist then restart
-
+if failed unixsocket /var/run/docker.sock
+  protocol HTTP request "/version"
+  then restart