diff --git a/build/dev-env.sh b/build/dev-env.sh
index 7df15a67e..33c23322e 100755
--- a/build/dev-env.sh
+++ b/build/dev-env.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DEV_IMAGE=${REGISTRY}/nginx-ingress-controller:${TAG}
 
 if ! command -v kind &> /dev/null; then
   echo "kind is not installed"
-  echo "Use a package manager or visit the official site https://kind.sigs.k8s.io"
+  echo "Use a package manager (i.e 'brew install kind') or visit the official site https://kind.sigs.k8s.io"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ if ! command -v kubectl &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if ! docker buildx version &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Make sure you have Docker 19.03 or higher and experimental features enabled"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v helm &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Please install helm"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 KUBE_CLIENT_VERSION=$(kubectl version --client --short | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d. -f2) || true
 if [[ ${KUBE_CLIENT_VERSION} -lt 14 ]]; then
   echo "Please update kubectl to 1.15 or higher"