diff --git a/common/utils.go b/common/utils.go
index 63b7b5e2..9c348902 100644
--- a/common/utils.go
+++ b/common/utils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netns"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ func FindNetDevs(processID int, match func(string) bool) ([]NetDev, error) {
 
 	ns, err := netns.GetFromPid(processID)
 	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer ns.Close()
diff --git a/prog/weaveutil/addrs.go b/prog/weaveutil/addrs.go
index 4fc38575..06e9424b 100644
--- a/prog/weaveutil/addrs.go
+++ b/prog/weaveutil/addrs.go
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ func getNetDevs(bridgeName string, c *docker.Client, containerID string) ([]comm
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if container.State.Pid == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	return common.GetWeaveNetDevs(container.State.Pid)
 }