diff --git a/sysadmin/check_docker_service.sh b/sysadmin/check_docker_service.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4ace7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysadmin/check_docker_service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+set -o nounset
+
+container="$1"
+
+/usr/bin/docker inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' $container | grep -q running
+
+exit $?