diff --git a/cmd/helpers.go b/cmd/helpers.go
index 278e4560..9c363fe1 100644
--- a/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ func BuildApplication(binaryName string, forceRebuild bool, buildMode string, pa
 		if !fs.DirExists(buildDirectory) {
 			fs.MkDir(buildDirectory)
 		}
+
+		// Check Docker
+		if err := CheckIfInstalled("docker"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Check xgo
+		if err := CheckIfInstalled("xgo"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	} else {
 		// Check Mewn is installed
 		err := CheckMewn(projectOptions.Verbose)
@@ -320,6 +330,15 @@ func CheckWindres() (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// CheckIfInstalled returns if application is installed
+func CheckIfInstalled(application string) (err error) {
+	programHelper := NewProgramHelper()
+	if !programHelper.IsInstalled(application) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s not installed. Ensure you have installed %s correctly", application, application)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // InstallFrontendDeps attempts to install the frontend dependencies based on the given options
 func InstallFrontendDeps(projectDir string, projectOptions *ProjectOptions, forceRebuild bool, caller string) error {