diff --git a/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py b/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py
index 7e0cd3ac49501..53dc5d92dea8d 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ def format_command(command: Union[str, List[str]]) -> Union[List[str], str]:
     def on_kill(self) -> None:
         if self.cli is not None:
             self.log.info('Stopping docker container')
+            if self.container is None:
+                self.log.info('Not attempting to kill container as it was not created')
+                return
             self.cli.stop(self.container['Id'])
 
     def __get_tls_config(self) -> Optional[tls.TLSConfig]: