@@ -975,6 +975,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getIpcContainer(container *container.Container) (*containe

 	if !c.IsRunning() {

 		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeIPCRunning.WithArgs(containerID)

 	}

+	if c.IsRestarting() {

+		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeContainerRestarting.WithArgs(containerID)

+	}

 	return c, nil

 }

@@ -989,6 +992,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getNetworkedContainer(containerID, connectedContainerID st

 	if !nc.IsRunning() {

 		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeJoinRunning.WithArgs(connectedContainerID)

 	}

+	if nc.IsRestarting() {

+		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeContainerRestarting.WithArgs(connectedContainerID)

+	}

 	return nc, nil

 }

@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ var (

 	})

 	// ErrorCodeIPCRunning is generated when we try to join a container's

-	// IPC but its not running.

+	// IPC but it's not running.

 	ErrorCodeIPCRunning = errcode.Register(errGroup, errcode.ErrorDescriptor{

 		Value:          "IPCRUNNING",

 		Message:        "cannot join IPC of a non running container: %s",

 		Description:    "An attempt was made to join the IPC of a container, but the container is not running",

-		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,

+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusConflict,

 	})

 	// ErrorCodeNotADir is generated when we try to create a directory

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ var (

 		Value:          "JOINRUNNING",

 		Message:        "cannot join network of a non running container: %s",

 		Description:    "An attempt to join the network of a container, but that container isn't running",

-		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,

+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusConflict,

 	})

 	// ErrorCodeModeNotContainer is generated when we try to network to