diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index ca71dc5cc..899f67a61 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ addopts =
     --allow-unix-socket
 markers =
     shim_version
+    dockerized
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/server/background/tasks/process_prometheus_metrics.py b/src/dstack/_internal/server/background/tasks/process_prometheus_metrics.py
index 78a953940..b9e15ca0b 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/server/background/tasks/process_prometheus_metrics.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/server/background/tasks/process_prometheus_metrics.py
@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@ async def _collect_jobs_metrics(job_models: list[JobModel], collected_at: dateti
 
 
 async def _collect_job_metrics(job_model: JobModel) -> Optional[str]:
-    ssh_private_keys = get_instance_ssh_private_keys(get_or_error(job_model.instance))
     jpd = get_job_provisioning_data(job_model)
-    jrd = get_job_runtime_data(job_model)
     if jpd is None:
         return None
+    if not jpd.dockerized:
+        # Container-based backend, no shim
+        return None
+    ssh_private_keys = get_instance_ssh_private_keys(get_or_error(job_model.instance))
+    jrd = get_job_runtime_data(job_model)
     try:
         res = await run_async(
             _pull_job_metrics,
diff --git a/src/tests/_internal/server/background/tasks/test_process_prometheus_metrics.py b/src/tests/_internal/server/background/tasks/test_process_prometheus_metrics.py
index f0228fe7c..232227d88 100644
--- a/src/tests/_internal/server/background/tasks/test_process_prometheus_metrics.py
+++ b/src/tests/_internal/server/background/tasks/test_process_prometheus_metrics.py
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("test_db", "image_config_mock")
 class TestCollectPrometheusMetrics:
     @pytest_asyncio.fixture
-    async def job(self, session: AsyncSession) -> JobModel:
+    async def job(self, request: pytest.FixtureRequest, session: AsyncSession) -> JobModel:
+        dockerized: bool
+        marker = request.node.get_closest_marker("dockerized")
+        if marker is None:
+            dockerized = True
+        else:
+            dockerized = marker.args[0]
         user = await create_user(session=session, global_role=GlobalRole.USER)
         project = await create_project(session=session, owner=user)
         await add_project_member(
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ async def job(self, session: AsyncSession) -> JobModel:
             session=session,
             run=run,
             status=JobStatus.RUNNING,
-            job_provisioning_data=get_job_provisioning_data(),
+            job_provisioning_data=get_job_provisioning_data(dockerized=dockerized),
             instance_assigned=True,
             instance=instance,
         )
@@ -142,6 +148,21 @@ async def test_skips_recently_updated(
         assert metrics.text == "# prom old response"
         assert metrics.collected_at == datetime(2023, 1, 2, 3, 5, 15)
 
+    @freeze_time(datetime(2023, 1, 2, 3, 5, 20, tzinfo=timezone.utc))
+    @pytest.mark.dockerized(False)
+    async def test_skips_non_dockerized_jobs(
+        self, session: AsyncSession, job: JobModel, ssh_tunnel_mock: Mock, shim_client_mock: Mock
+    ):
+        await collect_prometheus_metrics()
+
+        ssh_tunnel_mock.assert_not_called()
+        shim_client_mock.get_task_metrics.assert_not_called()
+        res = await session.execute(
+            select(JobPrometheusMetrics).where(JobPrometheusMetrics.job_id == job.id)
+        )
+        metrics = res.scalar_one_or_none()
+        assert metrics is None
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_db", ["sqlite", "postgres"], indirect=True)