diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index f0d687d984..d81702fd83 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -678,18 +678,19 @@ func (container *Container) Start() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	container.process = &execdriver.Process{
-		ID:         container.ID,
-		Privileged: container.hostConfig.Privileged,
-		Rootfs:     root,
-		InitPath:   "/.dockerinit",
-		Entrypoint: container.Path,
-		Arguments:  container.Args,
-		WorkingDir: workingDir,
-		ConfigPath: container.lxcConfigPath(),
-		Network:    en,
-		Tty:        container.Config.Tty,
-		User:       container.Config.User,
-		WaitLock:   make(chan struct{}),
+		ID:          container.ID,
+		Privileged:  container.hostConfig.Privileged,
+		Rootfs:      root,
+		InitPath:    "/.dockerinit",
+		Entrypoint:  container.Path,
+		Arguments:   container.Args,
+		WorkingDir:  workingDir,
+		ConfigPath:  container.lxcConfigPath(),
+		Network:     en,
+		Tty:         container.Config.Tty,
+		User:        container.Config.User,
+		WaitLock:    make(chan struct{}),
+		SysInitPath: runtime.sysInitPath,
 	}
 	container.process.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setsid: true}
 
diff --git a/execdriver/chroot/driver.go b/execdriver/chroot/driver.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a9d4784c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/execdriver/chroot/driver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package chroot
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/execdriver"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type driver struct {
+}
+
+func NewDriver() (execdriver.Driver, error) {
+	return &driver{}, nil
+}
+
+func (d *driver) Start(c *execdriver.Process) error {
+	data, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(c.SysInitPath)
+	ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(c.Rootfs, ".dockerinit"), data, 0644)
+	params := []string{
+		"chroot",
+		c.Rootfs,
+		"/.dockerinit",
+	}
+	// need to mount proc
+	params = append(params, c.Entrypoint)
+	params = append(params, c.Arguments...)
+
+	var (
+		name = params[0]
+		arg  = params[1:]
+	)
+	aname, err := exec.LookPath(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		aname = name
+	}
+	c.Path = aname
+	c.Args = append([]string{name}, arg...)
+
+	if err := c.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		if err := c.Wait(); err != nil {
+			c.WaitError = err
+		}
+		close(c.WaitLock)
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *driver) Kill(p *execdriver.Process, sig int) error {
+	return p.Process.Kill()
+}
+
+func (d *driver) Wait(id string, duration time.Duration) error {
+	panic("No Implemented")
+}
+
+func (d *driver) Version() string {
+	return "0.1"
+}
diff --git a/execdriver/driver.go b/execdriver/driver.go
index a7d095bda3..202d6ccdc7 100644
--- a/execdriver/driver.go
+++ b/execdriver/driver.go
@@ -25,19 +25,20 @@ type Network struct {
 type Process struct {
 	exec.Cmd
 
-	ID         string
-	Privileged bool
-	User       string
-	Rootfs     string // root fs of the container
-	InitPath   string // dockerinit
-	Entrypoint string
-	Arguments  []string
-	WorkingDir string
-	ConfigPath string
-	Tty        bool
-	Network    *Network // if network is nil then networking is disabled
-	WaitLock   chan struct{}
-	WaitError  error
+	ID          string
+	Privileged  bool
+	User        string
+	Rootfs      string // root fs of the container
+	InitPath    string // dockerinit
+	Entrypoint  string
+	Arguments   []string
+	WorkingDir  string
+	ConfigPath  string
+	Tty         bool
+	Network     *Network // if network is nil then networking is disabled
+	SysInitPath string
+	WaitLock    chan struct{}
+	WaitError   error
 }
 
 func (c *Process) Pid() int {
diff --git a/execdriver/lxc/driver.go b/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
index 359fe4198a..2265185899 100644
--- a/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
+++ b/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ func (d *driver) Start(c *execdriver.Process) error {
 		params = []string{
 			"unshare", "-m", "--", "/bin/sh", "-c", shellString,
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	params = append(params, "--", c.Entrypoint)
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index b1644b985f..0ae23740c3 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/archive"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/cgroups"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/execdriver"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/execdriver/chroot"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/execdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver/aufs"
@@ -735,7 +736,12 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config *DaemonConfig) (*Runtime, error) {
 	}
 
 	capabilities := NewRuntimeCapabilities(false)
-	ed, err := lxc.NewDriver(config.Root, capabilities.AppArmor)
+	var ed execdriver.Driver
+	if driver := os.Getenv("EXEC_DRIVER"); driver == "lxc" {
+		ed, err = lxc.NewDriver(config.Root, capabilities.AppArmor)
+	} else {
+		ed, err = chroot.NewDriver()
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sysinit/sysinit.go b/sysinit/sysinit.go
index ce46e06f14..72f5a3ba83 100644
--- a/sysinit/sysinit.go
+++ b/sysinit/sysinit.go
@@ -182,24 +182,25 @@ func getEnv(args *DockerInitArgs, key string) string {
 func executeProgram(args *DockerInitArgs) error {
 	setupEnv(args)
 
-	if err := setupHostname(args); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	if false {
+		if err := setupHostname(args); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err := setupNetworking(args); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		if err := setupNetworking(args); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err := setupCapabilities(args); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		if err := setupCapabilities(args); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := setupWorkingDirectory(args); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err := setupWorkingDirectory(args); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := changeUser(args); err != nil {
-		return err
+		if err := changeUser(args); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	path, err := exec.LookPath(args.args[0])