diff --git a/esbuild/esbuild.js b/esbuild/esbuild.js
index f6218d58c7..b288b4e495 100644
--- a/esbuild/esbuild.js
+++ b/esbuild/esbuild.js
@@ -472,6 +472,11 @@ async function write_assets_json(metafile) {
 }
 
 async function update_assets_json_in_cache() {
+	// Redis won't be present during docker image build
+	if (process.env.FRAPPE_DOCKER_BUILD) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// update assets_json cache in redis, so that it can be read directly by python
 	let client = get_redis_subscriber("redis_cache");
 	// handle error event to avoid printing stack traces