diff --git a/graph/graph.go b/graph/graph.go
index 9ebfc3daa6..eeac8ecd27 100644
--- a/graph/graph.go
+++ b/graph/graph.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func NewGraph(root string, driver graphdriver.Driver) (*Graph, error) {
 
 	graph := &Graph{
 		Root:    abspath,
-		idIndex: utils.NewTruncIndex(),
+		idIndex: utils.NewTruncIndex([]string{}),
 		driver:  driver,
 	}
 	if err := graph.restore(); err != nil {
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ func (graph *Graph) restore() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	var ids = []string{}
 	for _, v := range dir {
 		id := v.Name()
 		if graph.driver.Exists(id) {
-			graph.idIndex.Add(id)
+			ids = append(ids, id)
 		}
 	}
+	graph.idIndex = utils.NewTruncIndex(ids)
 	utils.Debugf("Restored %d elements", len(dir))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.go b/runtime/runtime.go
index 98903cfa08..d612b48de0 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config *daemonconfig.Config, eng *engine.Engine) (*
 		containers:     list.New(),
 		graph:          g,
 		repositories:   repositories,
-		idIndex:        utils.NewTruncIndex(),
+		idIndex:        utils.NewTruncIndex([]string{}),
 		sysInfo:        sysInfo,
 		volumes:        volumes,
 		config:         config,
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 1fe2e87b4f..8b6db8c464 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -426,12 +426,17 @@ type TruncIndex struct {
 	bytes []byte
 }
 
-func NewTruncIndex() *TruncIndex {
-	return &TruncIndex{
-		index: suffixarray.New([]byte{' '}),
+func NewTruncIndex(ids []string) (idx *TruncIndex) {
+	idx = &TruncIndex{
 		ids:   make(map[string]bool),
 		bytes: []byte{' '},
 	}
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		idx.ids[id] = true
+		idx.bytes = append(idx.bytes, []byte(id+" ")...)
+	}
+	idx.index = suffixarray.New(idx.bytes)
+	return
 }
 
 func (idx *TruncIndex) Add(id string) error {
diff --git a/utils/utils_test.go b/utils/utils_test.go
index 177d3667e1..501ae67c2c 100644
--- a/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ func TestRaceWriteBroadcaster(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test the behavior of TruncIndex, an index for querying IDs from a non-conflicting prefix.
 func TestTruncIndex(t *testing.T) {
-	index := NewTruncIndex()
+	ids := []string{}
+	index := NewTruncIndex(ids)
 	// Get on an empty index
 	if _, err := index.Get("foobar"); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Get on an empty index should return an error")
@@ -218,6 +219,25 @@ func assertIndexGet(t *testing.T, index *TruncIndex, input, expectedResult strin
 	}
 }
 
+func BenchmarkTruncIndexAdd(b *testing.B) {
+	ids := []string{"banana", "bananaa", "bananab"}
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		index := NewTruncIndex([]string{})
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			index.Add(id)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkTruncIndexNew(b *testing.B) {
+	ids := []string{"banana", "bananaa", "bananab"}
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		NewTruncIndex(ids)
+	}
+}
+
 func assertKernelVersion(t *testing.T, a, b *KernelVersionInfo, result int) {
 	if r := CompareKernelVersion(a, b); r != result {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected kernel version comparison result. Found %d, expected %d", r, result)