diff --git a/scripts/checks/requirements/check_webui_image.sh b/scripts/checks/requirements/check_webui_image.sh
index 1964c8a..d16c50d 100755
--- a/scripts/checks/requirements/check_webui_image.sh
+++ b/scripts/checks/requirements/check_webui_image.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 checkLibrePortalWebUIImageRequirement()
 {  
 	if [[ $CFG_REQUIREMENT_WEBUI == "true" ]]; then
-		if runFileOp docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -q "libreportal-service:latest"; then
+		# stderr → log, not the terminal: when the task processor service is down
+		# the rootless daemon socket is absent and `docker images` prints a daemon
+		# connection error. The "has not been setup" notice below already conveys
+		# the outcome, so keep the raw error for diagnostics only.
+		local images
+		images=$(runFileOp docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" 2>>"$logs_dir/$docker_log_file")
+		if echo "$images" | grep -q "libreportal-service:latest"; then
 			isSuccessful "LibrePortal WebUI Docker Image appears to be setup."
 		else
 			isNotice "LibrePortal WebUI Docker Image has not been setup."