diff --git a/apps/challenges/challenge_config_utils.py b/apps/challenges/challenge_config_utils.py
index f1ac39da3e..680d02b9b5 100644
--- a/apps/challenges/challenge_config_utils.py
+++ b/apps/challenges/challenge_config_utils.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ def get_value_from_field(data, base_location, field_name):
     "prize_rank_wrong": "ERROR: Invalid rank value {}. Rank should be an integer.",
     "challenge_metadata_schema_errors": "ERROR: Unable to serialize the challenge because of the following errors: {}.",
     "evaluation_script_not_zip": "ERROR: Please pass in a zip file as evaluation script. If using the `evaluation_script` directory (recommended), it should be `evaluation_script.zip`.",
+    "docker_based_challenge": "ERROR: New Docker based challenges are not supported starting March 15, 2025.",
 }
 
 
@@ -1034,6 +1035,12 @@ def check_prizes(self):
                     message = self.error_messages_dict["prize_amount_wrong"].format(prize["amount"])
                     self.error_messages.append(message)
 
+    def check_docker_based_challenge(self):
+        if "is_docker_based" in self.yaml_file_data:
+            if self.yaml_file_data["is_docker_based"]:
+                message = self.error_messages_dict["docker_based_challenge"]
+                self.error_messages.append(message)
+
 
 def validate_challenge_config_util(
     request,
@@ -1155,6 +1162,9 @@ def validate_challenge_config_util(
     # Check for Prize
     val_config_util.check_prizes()
 
+    # Check for Docker based challenge
+    val_config_util.check_docker_based_challenge()
+
     return (
         val_config_util.error_messages,
         val_config_util.yaml_file_data,