diff --git a/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/actions/CompletionEvaluationStarter.kt b/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/actions/CompletionEvaluationStarter.kt
index 028ab0c8ed69..c915855eccb9 100644
--- a/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/actions/CompletionEvaluationStarter.kt
+++ b/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/actions/CompletionEvaluationStarter.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.intellij.cce.evaluable.StrategySerializer
 import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.BackgroundStepFactory
 import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.EvaluationProcess
 import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.FinishEvaluationStep
+import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.allPreliminarySteps
 import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.step.SetupStatsCollectorStep
 import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.step.runInIntellij
 import com.intellij.cce.util.ExceptionsUtil.stackTraceToString
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ internal class CompletionEvaluationStarter : ApplicationStarter {
     }
 
     protected fun runPreliminarySteps(feature: EvaluableFeature<*>, workspace: EvaluationWorkspace) {
-      for (step in feature.getPreliminaryEvaluationSteps()) {
+      for (step in allPreliminarySteps(feature)) {
         println("Starting preliminary step: ${step.name}")
         step.runInIntellij(null, workspace)
       }
diff --git a/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/BackgroundStepFactory.kt b/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/BackgroundStepFactory.kt
index 5834e1a4d8d2..481328592785 100644
--- a/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/BackgroundStepFactory.kt
+++ b/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/BackgroundStepFactory.kt
@@ -48,5 +48,9 @@ class BackgroundStepFactory(
 
   override fun featureSpecificSteps(): List<EvaluationStep> = feature.getEvaluationSteps(config)
 
-  override fun featureSpecificPreliminarySteps(): List<EvaluationStep> = feature.getPreliminaryEvaluationSteps()
+  override fun featureSpecificPreliminarySteps(): List<EvaluationStep> = allPreliminarySteps(feature)
 }
+
+fun allPreliminarySteps(feature: EvaluableFeature<*>): List<EvaluationStep> = listOfNotNull(
+  DisableDockerEel().takeIf { System.getenv("EVALUATION_DOCKER_LOCAL") == "true" },
+) + feature.getPreliminaryEvaluationSteps()
diff --git a/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/step/DisableDockerEel.kt b/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/step/DisableDockerEel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d430fe9b41fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/evaluation-plugin/src/com/intellij/cce/evaluation/step/DisableDockerEel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.intellij.cce.evaluation.step
+
+import com.intellij.cce.evaluation.UndoableEvaluationStep
+import com.intellij.cce.workspace.EvaluationWorkspace
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.impl.ExtensionPointImpl
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
+
+class DisableDockerEel : UndoableEvaluationStep {
+  override val name: String = "Disable Docker Eel"
+  override val description: String = "Quick-fix for ClassNotFoundException in docker environment"
+
+  private val disposable = Disposer.newDisposable()
+  private val registryKey = "vfs.fetch.case.sensitivity.using.eel"
+  private var registryValue: Boolean = false
+
+  override fun start(workspace: EvaluationWorkspace): EvaluationWorkspace {
+    Registry.get(registryKey).also { registryValue = it.asBoolean() }.setValue(false)
+    val ep = ApplicationManager.getApplication().extensionArea.getExtensionPointIfRegistered<Any>("com.intellij.eelProvider")
+    @Suppress("TestOnlyProblems")
+    (ep as? ExtensionPointImpl<*>)?.maskAll(emptyList(), disposable, true)
+    return workspace
+  }
+
+  override fun undoStep(): UndoableEvaluationStep.UndoStep {
+    return object : UndoableEvaluationStep.UndoStep {
+      override val name: String = "Undo Disable Docker Eel step"
+      override val description: String = "Restores original state"
+      override fun start(workspace: EvaluationWorkspace): EvaluationWorkspace {
+        Registry.get(registryKey).setValue(registryValue)
+        Disposer.dispose(disposable)
+        return workspace
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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