diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 365ff93c69..8ceec631f0 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ func (container *Container) allocateNetwork() error {
 
 	var (
 		env *engine.Env
-		eng = container.runtime.srv.Eng
+		eng = container.runtime.eng
 	)
 	if container.State.IsGhost() {
 		if container.runtime.config.DisableNetwork {
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ func (container *Container) releaseNetwork() {
 	if container.Config.NetworkDisabled {
 		return
 	}
-	eng := container.runtime.srv.Eng
+	eng := container.runtime.eng
 
 	eng.Job("release_interface", container.ID).Run()
 	container.NetworkSettings = &NetworkSettings{}
diff --git a/integration/utils_test.go b/integration/utils_test.go
index 2eff13c81d..b4f3eb597d 100644
--- a/integration/utils_test.go
+++ b/integration/utils_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ func mkRuntime(f utils.Fataler) *docker.Runtime {
 		AutoRestart: false,
 		Mtu:         docker.DefaultNetworkMtu,
 	}
-	r, err := docker.NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config)
+
+	eng, err := engine.New(root)
+	if err != nil {
+		f.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	r, err := docker.NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config, eng)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index d03db3d068..7e4ae79b40 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type Runtime struct {
 	sysInfo        *sysinfo.SysInfo
 	volumes        *Graph
 	srv            *Server
+	eng            *engine.Engine
 	config         *DaemonConfig
 	containerGraph *graphdb.Database
 	driver         graphdriver.Driver
@@ -740,6 +741,7 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config *DaemonConfig, eng *engine.Engine) (*Runtime
 		driver:         driver,
 		sysInitPath:    sysInitPath,
 		execDriver:     ed,
+		eng:            eng,
 	}
 
 	if err := runtime.restore(); err != nil {