diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d23d6e25..f2fb557a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
+        // lombok
+        testAnnotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:$lombokVersion"
+        testCompileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:$lombokVersion"
+
         testAnnotationProcessor platform("io.micronaut:micronaut-bom:$micronautVersion")
         testAnnotationProcessor "io.micronaut:micronaut-inject-java"
         testImplementation platform("io.micronaut:micronaut-bom:$micronautVersion")
diff --git a/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java
index 50b7f048..e2fcd7ef 100644
--- a/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java
+++ b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.RunnerType;
 import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.ScriptOutput;
 import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.runners.CommandsWrapper;
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.validations.AbstractExecScriptValidation;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
 import lombok.*;
 import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 @EqualsAndHashCode
 @Getter
 @NoArgsConstructor
+@AbstractExecScriptValidation
 public abstract class AbstractExecScript extends Task implements RunnableTask<ScriptOutput>, NamespaceFilesInterface, InputFilesInterface, OutputFilesInterface {
     @Builder.Default
     @Schema(
diff --git a/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/models/DockerOptions.java b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/models/DockerOptions.java
index aebe3c0c..d3ae2049 100644
--- a/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/models/DockerOptions.java
+++ b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/models/DockerOptions.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
 import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 @NoArgsConstructor
 @Getter
 @Introspected
+@EqualsAndHashCode
 public class DockerOptions {
     @Schema(
         title = "Docker api uri"
diff --git a/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/validations/AbstractExecScriptValidation.java b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/validations/AbstractExecScriptValidation.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6542714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/validations/AbstractExecScriptValidation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.validations;
+
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.validations.validators.AbstractExecScriptValidator;
+
+import javax.validation.Constraint;
+import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Constraint(validatedBy = AbstractExecScriptValidator.class)
+@Inherited
+public @interface AbstractExecScriptValidation {
+    String message() default "invalid script ({validatedValue})";
+}
diff --git a/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/validations/validators/AbstractExecScriptValidator.java b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/validations/validators/AbstractExecScriptValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a51944c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/scripts/validations/validators/AbstractExecScriptValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.validations.validators;
+
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.DockerOptions;
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.RunnerType;
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.validations.AbstractExecScriptValidation;
+import io.micronaut.core.annotation.AnnotationValue;
+import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
+import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull;
+import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Nullable;
+import io.micronaut.validation.validator.constraints.ConstraintValidator;
+import io.micronaut.validation.validator.constraints.ConstraintValidatorContext;
+import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
+
+@Singleton
+@Introspected
+public class AbstractExecScriptValidator implements ConstraintValidator<AbstractExecScriptValidation, io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.AbstractExecScript> {
+    @Override
+    public boolean isValid(
+        @Nullable io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.AbstractExecScript value,
+        @NonNull AnnotationValue<AbstractExecScriptValidation> annotationMetadata,
+        @NonNull ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        final DockerOptions defaultOptions = DockerOptions.builder().build();
+
+        if (value.getRunner() != RunnerType.DOCKER && value.getDocker() != null && !value.getDocker().equals(defaultOptions)) {
+            context.messageTemplate("invalid script: custom Docker options require the Docker runner");
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugin-script/src/test/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScriptTest.java b/plugin-script/src/test/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScriptTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e94985a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-script/src/test/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScriptTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec;
+
+import io.kestra.core.models.validations.ModelValidator;
+import io.kestra.core.runners.RunContext;
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.DockerOptions;
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.RunnerType;
+import io.kestra.plugin.scripts.exec.scripts.models.ScriptOutput;
+import io.micronaut.test.extensions.junit5.annotation.MicronautTest;
+import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.NotImplementedException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+@MicronautTest
+class AbstractExecScriptTest {
+    @Inject
+    private ModelValidator modelValidator;
+
+    @SuperBuilder
+    @Getter
+    public static class AbstractExecScriptCls extends AbstractExecScript {
+        @Builder.Default
+        protected DockerOptions docker = DockerOptions.builder().build();
+
+        @Override
+        public ScriptOutput run(RunContext runContext) throws Exception {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void validation() {
+        final AbstractExecScriptCls defaults = AbstractExecScriptCls.builder()
+            .id("unit-test")
+            .type(AbstractExecScriptCls.class.getName())
+            .build();
+
+        assertThat(modelValidator.isValid(defaults).isEmpty(), is(true));
+
+        final AbstractExecScriptCls validDocker = AbstractExecScriptCls.builder()
+            .id("unit-test")
+            .type(AbstractExecScriptCls.class.getName())
+            .docker(DockerOptions.builder()
+                .pullPolicy(DockerOptions.PullPolicy.IF_NOT_PRESENT)
+                .build()
+            )
+            .runner(RunnerType.DOCKER)
+            .build();
+
+        assertThat(modelValidator.isValid(validDocker).isEmpty(), is(true));
+
+        final AbstractExecScriptCls validProcess = AbstractExecScriptCls.builder()
+            .id("unit-test")
+            .type(AbstractExecScriptCls.class.getName())
+            .runner(RunnerType.PROCESS)
+            .build();
+
+        assertThat(modelValidator.isValid(validProcess).isEmpty(), is(true));
+
+        final AbstractExecScriptCls dockerPolicyWithProcessRunner = AbstractExecScriptCls.builder()
+            .id("unit-test")
+            .type(AbstractExecScriptCls.class.getName())
+            .docker(DockerOptions.builder()
+                .pullPolicy(DockerOptions.PullPolicy.IF_NOT_PRESENT)
+                .build()
+            )
+            .runner(RunnerType.PROCESS)
+            .build();
+
+        assertThat(modelValidator.isValid(dockerPolicyWithProcessRunner).isPresent(), is(true));
+        assertThat(
+            modelValidator.isValid(dockerPolicyWithProcessRunner).get().getMessage(),
+            containsString(": invalid script: custom Docker options require the Docker runner")
+        );
+    }
+}