@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ func (container *Container) kill() error {

 func (container *Container) Kill() error {

 	container.State.lock()

 	defer container.State.unlock()

+	if !container.State.Running {

+		return nil

+	}

+	if container.State.Ghost {

+		return fmt.Errorf("Impossible to kill ghost containers")

+	}

 	return container.kill()

 }

@@ -570,6 +576,9 @@ func (container *Container) Stop() error {

 	if !container.State.Running {

 		return nil

 	}

+	if container.State.Ghost {

+		return fmt.Errorf("Impossible to stop ghost containers")

+	}

 	// 1. Send a SIGTERM

 	if output, err := exec.Command("lxc-kill", "-n", container.Id, "15").CombinedOutput(); err != nil {

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Load(id string) (*Container, error) {

 	if container.Id != id {

 		return container, fmt.Errorf("Container %s is stored at %s", container.Id, id)

 	}

+	if container.State.Running {

+		container.State.Ghost = true

+	}

 	if err := runtime.Register(container); err != nil {

 		return nil, err

 	}

@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ type State struct {

 	ExitCode  int

 	StartedAt time.Time

 	l         *sync.Mutex

+	Ghost     bool

 }

 // String returns a human-readable description of the state

 func (s *State) String() string {

 	if s.Running {

+		if s.Ghost {

+			return fmt.Sprintf("Running ghost")

+		}

 		return fmt.Sprintf("Up %s", HumanDuration(time.Now().Sub(s.StartedAt)))

 	}

 	return fmt.Sprintf("Exit %d", s.ExitCode)