diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index c1f557724..90347a321 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (container *Container) startPty() error {
 			utils.Debugf("startPty: end of stdin pipe")
 		}()
 	}
-	if err := container.runtime.execDriver.Start(container.process); err != nil {
+	if err := container.runtime.Start(container); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	ptySlave.Close()
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func (container *Container) start() error {
 			utils.Debugf("start: end of stdin pipe")
 		}()
 	}
-	return container.runtime.execDriver.Start(container.process)
+	return container.runtime.Start(container)
 }
 
 func (container *Container) Attach(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdinCloser io.Closer, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer) chan error {
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ func (container *Container) Start() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	container.process = &execdriver.Process{
-		Name:       container.ID,
+		ID:         container.ID,
 		Privileged: container.hostConfig.Privileged,
 		Rootfs:     root,
 		InitPath:   "/.dockerinit",
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ func (container *Container) Start() (err error) {
 		Tty:        container.Config.Tty,
 		User:       container.Config.User,
 	}
+	container.process.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setsid: true}
 
 	// Setup logging of stdout and stderr to disk
 	if err := container.runtime.LogToDisk(container.stdout, container.logPath("json"), "stdout"); err != nil {
@@ -753,6 +754,10 @@ func (container *Container) Start() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Init the lock
+	container.waitLock = make(chan struct{})
+	go container.monitor()
+
 	if container.Config.Tty {
 		err = container.startPty()
 	} else {
@@ -763,12 +768,7 @@ func (container *Container) Start() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	container.State.SetRunning(container.process.Pid())
-
-	// Init the lock
-	container.waitLock = make(chan struct{})
-
 	container.ToDisk()
-	go container.monitor()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1143,11 +1143,10 @@ func (container *Container) releaseNetwork() {
 }
 
 func (container *Container) monitor() {
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	// Wait for the program to exit
-	if container.process == nil {
-		panic("Container process is nil")
-	}
-	if err := container.runtime.execDriver.Wait(container.process, time.Duration(0)); err != nil {
+	fmt.Printf("--->Before WAIT %s\n", container.ID)
+	if err := container.runtime.Wait(container, time.Duration(0)); err != nil {
 		// Since non-zero exit status and signal terminations will cause err to be non-nil,
 		// we have to actually discard it. Still, log it anyway, just in case.
 		utils.Debugf("monitor: cmd.Wait reported exit status %s for container %s", err, container.ID)
@@ -1156,6 +1155,7 @@ func (container *Container) monitor() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("--->After WAIT %s\n", container.ID)
 	// Cleanup
 	container.cleanup()
 
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ func (container *Container) kill(sig int) error {
 	if !container.State.IsRunning() {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return container.runtime.execDriver.Kill(container.process, sig)
+	return container.runtime.Kill(container, sig)
 }
 
 func (container *Container) Kill() error {
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ func (container *Container) Kill() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("lxc-kill failed, impossible to kill the container %s", utils.TruncateID(container.ID))
 		}
 		log.Printf("Container %s failed to exit within 10 seconds of lxc-kill %s - trying direct SIGKILL", "SIGKILL", utils.TruncateID(container.ID))
-		if err := container.runtime.execDriver.Kill(container.process, 9); err != nil {
+		if err := container.runtime.Kill(container, 9); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/execdriver/driver.go b/execdriver/driver.go
index 503f7f2ae..eb468f3ef 100644
--- a/execdriver/driver.go
+++ b/execdriver/driver.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ var (
 
 type Driver interface {
 	Start(c *Process) error
-	Stop(c *Process) error
 	Kill(c *Process, sig int) error
 	Wait(c *Process, duration time.Duration) error
 }
@@ -26,10 +25,11 @@ type Network struct {
 	Mtu         int
 }
 
+// Process wrapps an os/exec.Cmd to add more metadata
 type Process struct {
 	exec.Cmd
 
-	Name       string // unique name for the conatienr
+	ID         string
 	Privileged bool
 	User       string
 	Rootfs     string // root fs of the container
diff --git a/execdriver/lxc/driver.go b/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
index e649263f8..f6306b4e1 100644
--- a/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
+++ b/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/execdriver"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -25,22 +25,20 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type driver struct {
-	root       string // root path for the driver to use
-	containers map[string]*execdriver.Process
+	root string // root path for the driver to use
 }
 
 func NewDriver(root string) (execdriver.Driver, error) {
 	// setup unconfined symlink
 	return &driver{
-		root:       root,
-		containers: make(map[string]*execdriver.Process),
+		root: root,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (d *driver) Start(c *execdriver.Process) error {
 	params := []string{
 		startPath,
-		"-n", c.Name,
+		"-n", c.ID,
 		"-f", c.ConfigPath,
 		"--",
 		c.InitPath,
@@ -80,8 +78,7 @@ func (d *driver) Start(c *execdriver.Process) error {
 	c.Path = aname
 	c.Args = append([]string{name}, arg...)
 
-	c.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setsid: true}
-
+	fmt.Printf("-->%s\n-->%v\n", name, arg)
 	if err := c.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -93,21 +90,6 @@ func (d *driver) Start(c *execdriver.Process) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *driver) Stop(c *execdriver.Process) error {
-	if err := d.kill(c, 15); err != nil {
-		if err := d.kill(c, 9); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := d.wait(c, 10*time.Second); err != nil {
-		if err := d.kill(c, 9); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (d *driver) Kill(c *execdriver.Process, sig int) error {
 	return d.kill(c, sig)
 }
@@ -148,40 +130,49 @@ begin:
 }
 
 func (d *driver) kill(c *execdriver.Process, sig int) error {
-	return exec.Command("lxc-kill", "-n", c.Name, strconv.Itoa(sig)).Run()
+	return exec.Command("lxc-kill", "-n", c.ID, strconv.Itoa(sig)).Run()
 }
 
 func (d *driver) waitForStart(c *execdriver.Process) error {
+	var (
+		err    error
+		output []byte
+	)
 	// We wait for the container to be fully running.
 	// Timeout after 5 seconds. In case of broken pipe, just retry.
 	// Note: The container can run and finish correctly before
 	// the end of this loop
 	for now := time.Now(); time.Since(now) < 5*time.Second; {
-		// If the container dies while waiting for it, just return
-		/*
-			if !c.State.IsRunning() {
-				return nil
-			}
-		*/
-		output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-s", "-n", c.Name).CombinedOutput()
+		// If the process dies while waiting for it, just return
+		if c.ProcessState != nil && c.ProcessState.Exited() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		output, err = d.getInfo(c)
 		if err != nil {
-			output, err = exec.Command("lxc-info", "-s", "-n", c.Name).CombinedOutput()
+			output, err = d.getInfo(c)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(string(output), "RUNNING") {
 			return nil
 		}
 		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("-->%s\n", string(output))
+
+	os.Exit(1)
 	return ErrNotRunning
 }
 
 func (d *driver) waitCmd(c *execdriver.Process) <-chan error {
 	done := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
+		if c == nil {
+			done <- execdriver.ErrCommandIsNil
+			return
+		}
 		done <- c.Wait()
 	}()
 	return done
@@ -191,7 +182,7 @@ func (d *driver) waitLxc(c *execdriver.Process, kill *bool) <-chan error {
 	done := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
 		for *kill {
-			output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-n", c.Name).CombinedOutput()
+			output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-n", c.ID).CombinedOutput()
 			if err != nil {
 				done <- err
 				return
@@ -205,3 +196,7 @@ func (d *driver) waitLxc(c *execdriver.Process, kill *bool) <-chan error {
 	}()
 	return done
 }
+
+func (d *driver) getInfo(c *execdriver.Process) ([]byte, error) {
+	return exec.Command("lxc-info", "-s", "-n", c.ID).CombinedOutput()
+}
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index 2686f51df..d302c9c21 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -838,6 +838,18 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Diff(container *Container) (archive.Archive, error) {
 	return archive.ExportChanges(cDir, changes)
 }
 
+func (runtime *Runtime) Start(c *Container) error {
+	return runtime.execDriver.Start(c.process)
+}
+
+func (runtime *Runtime) Kill(c *Container, sig int) error {
+	return runtime.execDriver.Kill(c.process, sig)
+}
+
+func (runtime *Runtime) Wait(c *Container, duration time.Duration) error {
+	return runtime.execDriver.Wait(c.process, duration)
+}
+
 // Nuke kills all containers then removes all content
 // from the content root, including images, volumes and
 // container filesystems.