@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ func (container *Container) start() error {

 }

 func (container *Container) Start() error {

+	if container.State.Running {

+		return fmt.Errorf("The container %s is already running.", container.Id)

+	}

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

 		return err

 	}

@@ -231,6 +231,40 @@ func TestCommitRun(t *testing.T) {

 	}

 }

+func TestStart(t *testing.T) {

+	runtime, err := newTestRuntime()

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+	defer nuke(runtime)

+	container, err := runtime.Create(

+		&Config{

+			Image:     GetTestImage(runtime).Id,

+			Memory:    33554432,

+			Cmd:       []string{"/bin/cat"},

+			OpenStdin: true,

+		},

+	)

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+	defer runtime.Destroy(container)

+

+	if err := container.Start(); err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+

+	// Give some time to the process to start

+	container.WaitTimeout(500 * time.Millisecond)

+

+	if !container.State.Running {

+		t.Errorf("Container should be running")

+	}

+	if err := container.Start(); err == nil {

+		t.Fatalf("A running containter should be able to be started")

+	}

+}

+

 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {

 	runtime, err := newTestRuntime()

 	if err != nil {