diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index eb80baf52..acd99e499 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ def main():
     if "{{ cookiecutter.js_task_runner}}".lower() == "none":
         remove_gulp_files()
         remove_packagejson_file()
-        remove_node_dockerfile()
+        if "{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}".lower() == "y":
+            remove_node_dockerfile()
 
     if "{{ cookiecutter.use_celery }}".lower() == "n":
         remove_celery_app()