diff --git a/src/buildx/history.ts b/src/buildx/history.ts
index c28b12e..ae227d8 100644
--- a/src/buildx/history.ts
+++ b/src/buildx/history.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ export class History {
     if (!(await Docker.isAvailable())) {
       throw new Error('Docker is required to export a build record');
     }
+    if (!(await Docker.isDaemonRunning())) {
+      throw new Error('Docker daemon is not running, skipping build record export');
+    }
     if (!(await this.buildx.versionSatisfies('>=0.13.0'))) {
       throw new Error('Buildx >= 0.13.0 is required to export a build record');
     }