diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/tools/build.sh
index e149738..2bf242d 100644
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@@ -225,11 +225,20 @@ prepare_build_gate() {
   cargo clippy --locked --workspace --all-targets --manifest-path "$WORKSPACE_MANIFEST" -- -D warnings
   cargo test --locked --workspace --release --manifest-path "$WORKSPACE_MANIFEST"
   cargo build --locked --workspace --release --manifest-path "$WORKSPACE_MANIFEST"
-  cargo metadata --locked --manifest-path "$WORKSPACE_MANIFEST" >/dev/null
+  cargo metadata --locked --format-version 1 --manifest-path "$WORKSPACE_MANIFEST" >/dev/null
 
   if command -v systemd-analyze >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    systemd-analyze verify "$ROOT_DIR/awg2-harness.service"
-    systemd-analyze verify "$ROOT_DIR/awg2-reboot-scheduler.service"
+    local docker_unit_present=false
+    if [[ -e /lib/systemd/system/docker.service || -e /usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service || -e /etc/systemd/system/docker.service ]]; then
+      docker_unit_present=true
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -x /usr/sbin/awg2-harness && -x /usr/sbin/awg2-reboot-scheduler && "$docker_unit_present" == true ]]; then
+      systemd-analyze verify "$ROOT_DIR/awg2-harness.service"
+      systemd-analyze verify "$ROOT_DIR/awg2-reboot-scheduler.service"
+    else
+      echo "Skipping source-tree systemd-analyze verify: package runtime files or docker.service are not present on this build host"
+    fi
   fi
 
   file "$TARGET_BIN"