diff --git a/script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java b/script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java
index 360fd2a6fd8..99cac4132f3 100644
--- a/script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java
+++ b/script/src/main/java/io/kestra/plugin/scripts/exec/AbstractExecScript.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ protected DockerOptions injectDefaults(@NotNull DockerOptions original) {
      *     protected DockerOptions docker = DockerOptions.builder().build();
      * }</pre>
      */
-    protected DockerOptions injectDefaults(RunContext runContext, @NotNull DockerOptions original) {
+    protected DockerOptions injectDefaults(RunContext runContext, @NotNull DockerOptions original) throws IllegalVariableEvaluationException {
         // FIXME to keep backward compatibility, we call the old method from the new one by default
         return injectDefaults(original);
     }