@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ func (container *Container) readHostConfig() error {

 		return nil

 	}

-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pth)

+	f, err := os.Open(pth)

 	if err != nil {

 		return err

 	}

-	return json.Unmarshal(data, container.hostConfig)

+	defer f.Close()

+

+	return json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&container.hostConfig)

 }

 func (container *Container) WriteHostConfig() error {

@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) load(id string) (*Container, error) {

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

 	}

-	container.readHostConfig()

-

 	return container, nil

 }