diff --git a/.devcontainer/dev.js b/.devcontainer/dev.js
index 28c0074b..054690d4 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/dev.js
+++ b/.devcontainer/dev.js
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ module.exports.config = {
   MetadataPath: Path.resolve('metadata'),
   FFmpegPath: '/usr/bin/ffmpeg',
   FFProbePath: '/usr/bin/ffprobe',
-  SkipBinariesCheck: true
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  SkipBinariesCheck: false
+}
diff --git a/server/managers/BinaryManager.js b/server/managers/BinaryManager.js
index 63c87e7b..c7db4204 100644
--- a/server/managers/BinaryManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/BinaryManager.js
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ class BinaryManager {
   async init() {
     // Optional skip binaries check
     if (process.env.SKIP_BINARIES_CHECK === '1') {
+      for (const binary of this.requiredBinaries) {
+        if (!process.env[binary.envVariable]) {
+          await Logger.fatal(`[BinaryManager] Environment variable ${binary.envVariable} must be set`)
+          process.exit(1)
+        }
+      }
       Logger.info('[BinaryManager] Skipping check for binaries')
       return
     }