@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ func (container *Container) allocateNetwork() error {

 	var (

 		env *engine.Env

-		eng = container.runtime.srv.Eng

+		eng = container.runtime.eng

 	)

 	if container.State.IsGhost() {

 		if container.runtime.config.DisableNetwork {

@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ func (container *Container) releaseNetwork() {

 	if container.Config.NetworkDisabled {

 		return

 	}

-	eng := container.runtime.srv.Eng

+	eng := container.runtime.eng

 	eng.Job("release_interface", container.ID).Run()

 	container.NetworkSettings = &NetworkSettings{}

@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ func mkRuntime(f utils.Fataler) *docker.Runtime {

 		AutoRestart: false,

 		Mtu:         docker.DefaultNetworkMtu,

 	}

-	r, err := docker.NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config)

+

+	eng, err := engine.New(root)

+	if err != nil {

+		f.Fatal(err)

+	}

+

+	r, err := docker.NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config, eng)

 	if err != nil {

 		f.Fatal(err)

 	}

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type Runtime struct {

 	sysInfo        *sysinfo.SysInfo

 	volumes        *Graph

 	srv            *Server

+	eng            *engine.Engine

 	config         *DaemonConfig

 	containerGraph *graphdb.Database

 	driver         graphdriver.Driver

@@ -740,6 +741,7 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config *DaemonConfig, eng *engine.Engine) (*Runtime

 		driver:         driver,

 		sysInitPath:    sysInitPath,

 		execDriver:     ed,

+		eng:            eng,

 	}

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