diff --git a/driver/manager.go b/driver/manager.go
index 2fe2ffa1..3abb9641 100644
--- a/driver/manager.go
+++ b/driver/manager.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package driver
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -140,6 +141,18 @@ func GetFactories() []Factory {
 	return ds
 }
 
+func GetDefaultDockerDriver(ctx context.Context, api dockerclient.APIClient, auth Auth, contextPathHash string) (Driver, error) {
+	f := GetFactory("docker", false)
+	if f == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get default builder")
+	}
+	d, err := f.New(ctx, InitConfig{DockerAPI: api, Auth: auth})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return d, nil
+}
+
 type cachedDriver struct {
 	Driver
 	client *client.Client