diff --git a/src/crewai_tools/tools/code_interpreter_tool/code_interpreter_tool.py b/src/crewai_tools/tools/code_interpreter_tool/code_interpreter_tool.py
index 2f385c809..34648eb37 100644
--- a/src/crewai_tools/tools/code_interpreter_tool/code_interpreter_tool.py
+++ b/src/crewai_tools/tools/code_interpreter_tool/code_interpreter_tool.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class CodeInterpreterTool(BaseTool):
         """
         Verify if the Docker image is available. Optionally use a user-provided Dockerfile.
         """
-        client = docker.from_env() if self.user_docker_base_url != None else docker.DockerClient(base_url=self.user_docker_base_url)
+        client = docker.from_env() if self.user_docker_base_url == None else docker.DockerClient(base_url=self.user_docker_base_url)
 
         try:
             client.images.get(self.default_image_tag)