diff --git a/pkg/docker/client.go b/pkg/docker/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f314e788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/docker/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package _dev
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+)
+
+// Client represents an active docker object
+type Client struct {
+	Cli *client.Client
+}
+
+// NewEnvClient initializes a new Docker API client based on environment variables
+func NewEnvClient() (*Client, error) {
+	d, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithVersion("1.12"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, err = d.ServerVersion(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Client{Cli: d}, err
+}