diff --git a/nameserver/updater.go b/nameserver/updater.go
index 9d73090b..d94d52b3 100644
--- a/nameserver/updater.go
+++ b/nameserver/updater.go
@@ -4,16 +4,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 )
 
-func StartUpdater(apiPath string, zone Zone) error {
-	client, err := docker.NewClient(apiPath)
+func checkError(err error, apiPath string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		Error.Fatalf("Unable to connect to Docker API on %s: %s", apiPath, err)
 	}
+}
+
+func StartUpdater(apiPath string, zone Zone) error {
+	client, err := docker.NewClient(apiPath)
+	checkError(err, apiPath)
+
+	env, err := client.Version()
+	checkError(err, apiPath)
 
 	events := make(chan *docker.APIEvents)
-	client.AddEventListener(events)
+	err = client.AddEventListener(events)
+	checkError(err, apiPath)
 
-	Info.Printf("Using Docker API on %s", apiPath)
+	Info.Printf("Using Docker API on %s: %v", apiPath, env)
 
 	go func() {
 		for event := range events {
diff --git a/weave b/weave
index f0d8e2fa..c50a1d6b 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ http_call() {
     fi
     port="$3"
     url="$4"
-    shift 3
+    shift 4
     if command_exists curl ; then
         curl -s -X $http_verb "$@" http://$DOCKERIP:$port$url
     else
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         shift 1
         check_not_running $DNS_CONTAINER_NAME $DNS_IMAGE
         create_bridge
-        CONTAINER=$(docker run -d --name=$DNS_CONTAINER_NAME -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $DNS_IMAGE "$@")
+        CONTAINER=$(docker run --privileged -d --name=$DNS_CONTAINER_NAME -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $DNS_IMAGE "$@" | tail -n 1)
         with_container_netns $CONTAINER attach $CIDR >/dev/null
         echo $CONTAINER
         ;;