diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index 3a7975fe69..c43b84fd6b 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -306,17 +306,10 @@ func (s *Server) postContainersPause(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWri
 		return err
 	}
 
-	name := vars["name"]
-	cont, err := s.daemon.Get(name)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := s.daemon.ContainerPause(vars["name"]); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := cont.Pause(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot pause container %s: %s", name, err)
-	}
-	cont.LogEvent("pause")
-
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 
 	return nil
@@ -330,17 +323,10 @@ func (s *Server) postContainersUnpause(version version.Version, w http.ResponseW
 		return err
 	}
 
-	name := vars["name"]
-	cont, err := s.daemon.Get(name)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := s.daemon.ContainerUnpause(vars["name"]); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := cont.Unpause(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot unpause container %s: %s", name, err)
-	}
-	cont.LogEvent("unpause")
-
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 
 	return nil
@@ -529,13 +515,7 @@ func (s *Server) getContainersChanges(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWr
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
 
-	name := vars["name"]
-	cont, err := s.daemon.Get(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	changes, err := cont.Changes()
+	changes, err := s.daemon.ContainerChanges(vars["name"])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1112,12 +1092,7 @@ func (s *Server) postContainersResize(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	cont, err := s.daemon.Get(vars["name"])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return cont.Resize(height, width)
+	return s.daemon.ContainerResize(vars["name"], height, width)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) postContainersAttach(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
@@ -1371,30 +1346,19 @@ func (s *Server) postContainersCopy(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWrit
 		return fmt.Errorf("Path cannot be empty")
 	}
 
-	res := cfg.Resource
-
-	if res[0] == '/' {
-		res = res[1:]
-	}
-
-	cont, err := s.daemon.Get(vars["name"])
+	data, err := s.daemon.ContainerCopy(vars["name"], cfg.Resource)
 	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("%v", err)
 		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "no such id") {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 			return nil
 		}
-	}
-
-	data, err := cont.Copy(res)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("%v", err)
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Could not find the file %s in container %s", cfg.Resource, vars["name"])
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 	defer data.Close()
+
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-tar")
 	if _, err := io.Copy(w, data); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/daemon/changes.go b/daemon/changes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55b230b9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/changes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package daemon
+
+import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
+
+// ContainerChanges returns a list of container fs changes
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerChanges(name string) ([]archive.Change, error) {
+	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return container.Changes()
+}
diff --git a/daemon/copy.go b/daemon/copy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dec30d8f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/copy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package daemon
+
+import "io"
+
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerCopy(name string, res string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if res[0] == '/' {
+		res = res[1:]
+	}
+
+	return container.Copy(res)
+}
diff --git a/daemon/pause.go b/daemon/pause.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..348f83fc72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/pause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package daemon
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// ContainerPause pauses a container
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerPause(name string) error {
+	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := container.Pause(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot pause container %s: %s", name, err)
+	}
+	container.LogEvent("pause")
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/daemon/resize.go b/daemon/resize.go
index 060634b13b..f22539466e 100644
--- a/daemon/resize.go
+++ b/daemon/resize.go
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 package daemon
 
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerResize(name string, height, width int) error {
+	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return container.Resize(height, width)
+}
+
 func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerExecResize(name string, height, width int) error {
 	execConfig, err := daemon.getExecConfig(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := execConfig.Resize(height, width); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+
+	return execConfig.Resize(height, width)
 }
diff --git a/daemon/unpause.go b/daemon/unpause.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b13c85e19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/unpause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package daemon
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// ContainerUnpause unpauses a container
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerUnpause(name string) error {
+	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := container.Unpause(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot unpause container %s: %s", name, err)
+	}
+	container.LogEvent("unpause")
+
+	return nil
+}