diff --git a/depot/transformer/transformer.go b/depot/transformer/transformer.go
index fb22c3a9..55f64c63 100644
--- a/depot/transformer/transformer.go
+++ b/depot/transformer/transformer.go
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func (t *transformer) StepsRunner(
 	var proxyStartupChecks []ifrit.Runner
 	var proxyLivenessChecks []ifrit.Runner
 
-	if t.useContainerProxy {
+	if t.useContainerProxy && container.EnableContainerProxy {
 		envoyStartupLogger := logger.Session("envoy-startup-check")
 		envoyLivenessLogger := logger.Session("envoy-liveness-check")