diff --git a/test/620_proxy_entrypoint_command_test.sh b/test/620_proxy_entrypoint_command_test.sh
index e03b9a10..d216077d 100755
--- a/test/620_proxy_entrypoint_command_test.sh
+++ b/test/620_proxy_entrypoint_command_test.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,22 @@ weave_on $HOST1 launch-proxy --with-ipam
 
 assert_raises "proxy docker_on $HOST1 run check-ethwe-up"
 
+create_container_json=$(cat <<-EOF
+{
+  "Hostname":"c1",
+  "AttachStdin":false,
+  "AttachStdout":true,
+  "AttachStderr":true,
+  "Tty":false,
+  "OpenStdin":false,
+  "StdinOnce":false,
+  "Image":"check-ethwe-up"
+}
+EOF
+)
+
+# Test a minimal request to the unversioned (v1.0) docker api
+CONTAINER_ID=$(curl -s -X POST --header "Content-Type: application/json" http://$HOST1:12375/containers/create -d "$create_container_json" | sed -e 's/.*"Id":"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+assert_raises "proxy docker_on $HOST1 start -ai $CONTAINER_ID"
+
 end_suite