diff --git a/tools/server/server.cpp b/tools/server/server.cpp
index 01cc6633a..230b578e0 100644
--- a/tools/server/server.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ int llama_server(common_params & params, int argc, char ** argv) {
 
     // router server never loads a model and must not touch the GPU
     const bool is_router_server = params.model.path.empty()
-                               && params.model.hf_repo.empty();
+                               && params.model.hf_repo.empty()
+                               && params.model.docker_repo.empty();
 
     // skip device enumeration so the CUDA primary context stays uncreated
     common_params_print_info(params, !is_router_server);