diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index b5e288e..5b2bb3a 100644
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
 
+# detect buildx, ErrorActionPreference will ensure the script stops execution if not found
+docker buildx version
+
 # define temporary directory
 $tempdirectory = "$pwd\temp"
 # define services to patch
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 0b819bb..0b7938d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# detect buildx, set -e will ensure the script stops execution if not found
+docker buildx version
+
 # define temporary directory
 TEMPDIRECTORY="$PWD/temp"