diff --git a/weaver/weave b/weaver/weave
index 2870314e..db6756f2 100755
--- a/weaver/weave
+++ b/weaver/weave
@@ -118,22 +118,35 @@ container_netns_preamble() {
     [ ! -d /var/run/netns ] && mkdir -p /var/run/netns
     rm -f /var/run/netns/$NSPID
     ln -s /proc/$NSPID/ns/net /var/run/netns/$NSPID
+
+    EXITCODE=1
     LOCAL_IFNAME="v${CONTAINER_IFNAME}pl${NSPID}"
     GUEST_IFNAME="v${CONTAINER_IFNAME}pg${NSPID}"
+    IP_TMPFILE=/tmp/weave_ip_output_$$
+    rm -f $IP_TMPFILE
 
     return 0
 }
 
-container_netns_cleanup() {
+container_netns_postamble() {
+    if [ "$EXITCODE" -ne 0 ] ; then
+        if ! ps -p $DOCKERPID >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            echo "Container $1 died" >&2
+        else
+            echo "Failure during network configuration for container $1:" >&2
+            cat $IP_TMPFILE >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    rm -f $IP_TMPFILE
     rm -f /var/run/netns/$NSPID
 }
 
-# Parameters are container ID, CIDR address
-configure_container_networking() {
+# Attach Container-ID $1 to the weave network at CIDR address $2,
+# creating a virtual ethernet device if necessary.
+# Also turn off tx offload on device $3 inside the namespace.
+attach() {
     container_netns_preamble $1
-    EXITCODE=1
-    IP_TMPFILE=/tmp/weave_ip_output_$$
-    rm -f $IP_TMPFILE
 
     # If veth name already exists then assume we set it up already;
     # just add the IP address, if it's not already there
@@ -161,28 +174,16 @@ configure_container_networking() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    if [ "$EXITCODE" -ne 0 ] ; then
-        if ! ps -p $DOCKERPID >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-            echo "Container $1 died" >&2
-        else
-            echo "Failure during network configuration for container $1:" >&2
-            cat $IP_TMPFILE >&2
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    rm -f $IP_TMPFILE
-    container_netns_cleanup
+    container_netns_postamble $1
 
     return $EXITCODE
 }
 
-# Parameters are container ID, CIDR address, interface-name
+# Detach Container-ID $1 at CIDR address $2 from the weave network
+# removing the virtual ethernet device if there are no more addresses
 detach() {
     container_netns_preamble $1
 
-    EXITCODE=1
-    IP_TMPFILE=/tmp/weave_ip_output_$$
-    rm -f $IP_TMPFILE
     if (ip netns exec $NSPID ip addr list dev $CONTAINER_IFNAME | grep -qF $2) 2>$IP_TMPFILE ; then
         if ip netns exec $NSPID ip addr del $2 dev $CONTAINER_IFNAME 2>$IP_TMPFILE ; then
             # if no inet addresses remain then delete the veth
@@ -198,17 +199,7 @@ detach() {
         EXITCODE=0
     fi
 
-    if [ "$EXITCODE" -ne 0 ] ; then
-        if ! ps -p $DOCKERPID >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-            echo "Container $1 died" >&2
-        else
-            echo "Failure while detaching address $2 from container $1" >&2
-            cat $IP_TMPFILE >&2
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    rm -f $IP_TMPFILE
-    container_netns_cleanup
+    container_netns_postamble $1
     return $EXITCODE
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +236,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         # restarts.
         MACADDR=`cat /sys/class/net/$BRIDGE/address`
         CONTAINER=$(docker run --privileged -d --name=weave -p 6783:6783/tcp -p 6783:6783/udp $WEAVE_DOCKER_ARGS zettio/weave -name $MACADDR "$@")
-        configure_container_networking $CONTAINER $IPADDR eth0
+        attach $CONTAINER $IPADDR eth0
         echo $CONTAINER
         ;;
     status)
@@ -282,13 +273,13 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         shift 1
         create_bridge
         CONTAINER=$(docker run -d "$@")
-        configure_container_networking $CONTAINER $IPADDR $CONTAINER_IFNAME
+        attach $CONTAINER $IPADDR $CONTAINER_IFNAME
         echo $CONTAINER
         ;;
     attach)
         [ $# -gt 1 ] || usage
         create_bridge
-        configure_container_networking $2 $1 $CONTAINER_IFNAME
+        attach $2 $1 $CONTAINER_IFNAME
         ;;
     detach)
         [ $# -gt 1 ] || usage