diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/Runtime.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/Runtime.kt
index ef1cd4b..37ffaf1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/Runtime.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/Runtime.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ interface Runtime {
 
     val hostInternalIp: String
 
+    val hostInternalIpMissing: Boolean
+
     fun determinePath(path: String): String
 
     fun determinePath(file: File) = determinePath(file.toString())
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/runtime/Base.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/runtime/Base.kt
index 8a52a36..24306d2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/runtime/Base.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/cognifide/gradle/environment/docker/runtime/Base.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ package com.cognifide.gradle.environment.docker.runtime
 import com.cognifide.gradle.environment.EnvironmentExtension
 import com.cognifide.gradle.environment.docker.DockerProcess
 import com.cognifide.gradle.environment.docker.Runtime
+import org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem
 
 abstract class Base(protected val environment: EnvironmentExtension) : Runtime {
 
     protected val logger = environment.project.logger
 
-    override fun toString(): String = name.toLowerCase()
-
     @Suppress("SpreadOperator", "TooGenericExceptionCaught")
     protected fun detectHostInternalIp(): String? = try {
         DockerProcess.execString {
@@ -20,4 +19,8 @@ abstract class Base(protected val environment: EnvironmentExtension) : Runtime {
         logger.debug("Cannot detect Docker host internal IP. Cause: ${e.message}", e)
         null
     }
+
+    override val hostInternalIpMissing: Boolean get() = !(OperatingSystem.current().isWindows || OperatingSystem.current().isMacOsX)
+
+    override fun toString(): String = name.toLowerCase()
 }