@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ func (container *Container) ExitOnNext() {

 // Resize changes the TTY of the process running inside the container

 // to the given height and width. The container must be running.

 func (container *Container) Resize(h, w int) error {

-	if !container.IsRunning() {

-		return derr.ErrorCodeNotRunning.WithArgs(container.ID)

-	}

 	if err := container.command.ProcessConfig.Terminal.Resize(h, w); err != nil {

 		return err

 	}

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@

 package daemon

+import derr "github.com/docker/docker/errors"

+

 // ContainerResize changes the size of the TTY of the process running

 // in the container with the given name to the given height and width.

 func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerResize(name string, height, width int) error {

@@ -8,6 +10,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerResize(name string, height, width int) error {

 		return err

 	}

+	if !container.IsRunning() {

+		return derr.ErrorCodeNotRunning.WithArgs(container.ID)

+	}

+

 	if err = container.Resize(height, width); err == nil {

 		daemon.LogContainerEvent(container, "resize")

 	}