diff --git a/containerd/containerd.go b/containerd/containerd.go
index b052823..8ee3878 100644
--- a/containerd/containerd.go
+++ b/containerd/containerd.go
@@ -341,12 +341,7 @@ func (d *Driver) loadContainer(id string) (containerd.Container, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) createTask(container containerd.Container, stdoutPath, stderrPath string) (containerd.Task, error) {
-	stdout, err := openFIFO(stdoutPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	stderr, err := openFIFO(stderrPath)
+	stdout, stderr, err := getStdoutStderrFifos(stdoutPath, stderrPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -357,9 +352,14 @@ func (d *Driver) createTask(container containerd.Container, stdoutPath, stderrPa
 	return container.NewTask(ctxWithTimeout, cio.NewCreator(cio.WithStreams(nil, stdout, stderr)))
 }
 
-func (d *Driver) getTask(container containerd.Container) (containerd.Task, error) {
+func (d *Driver) getTask(container containerd.Container, stdoutPath, stderrPath string) (containerd.Task, error) {
+	stdout, stderr, err := getStdoutStderrFifos(stdoutPath, stderrPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	ctxWithTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(d.ctxContainerd, 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	return container.Task(ctxWithTimeout, cio.Load)
+	return container.Task(ctxWithTimeout, cio.NewAttach(cio.WithStreams(nil, stdout, stderr)))
 }
diff --git a/containerd/driver.go b/containerd/driver.go
index effb6b2..b84ff48 100644
--- a/containerd/driver.go
+++ b/containerd/driver.go
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ type TaskConfig struct {
 type TaskState struct {
 	StartedAt     time.Time
 	ContainerName string
+	StdoutPath    string
+	StderrPath    string
 }
 
 type Driver struct {
@@ -496,6 +498,8 @@ func (d *Driver) StartTask(cfg *drivers.TaskConfig) (*drivers.TaskHandle, *drive
 	driverState := TaskState{
 		StartedAt:     h.startedAt,
 		ContainerName: containerName,
+		StdoutPath:    cfg.StdoutPath,
+		StderrPath:    cfg.StderrPath,
 	}
 
 	if err := handle.SetDriverState(&driverState); err != nil {
@@ -539,7 +543,7 @@ func (d *Driver) RecoverTask(handle *drivers.TaskHandle) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error in recovering container: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	task, err := d.getTask(container)
+	task, err := d.getTask(container, taskState.StdoutPath, taskState.StderrPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error in recovering task: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/containerd/utils.go b/containerd/utils.go
index fdbab31..5b6f329 100644
--- a/containerd/utils.go
+++ b/containerd/utils.go
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ func buildMountpoint(mountType, mountTarget, mountSource string, mountOptions []
 	return m
 }
 
+// getStdoutStderrFifos return the container's stdout and stderr FIFO's.
+func getStdoutStderrFifos(stdoutPath, stderrPath string) (*os.File, *os.File, error) {
+	stdout, err := openFIFO(stdoutPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	stderr, err := openFIFO(stderrPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return stdout, stderr, nil
+}
+
 // FIFO's are named pipes in linux.
 // openFIFO() opens the nomad task stdout/stderr pipes and returns the fd.
 func openFIFO(path string) (*os.File, error) {
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 0544a74..f925626 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ main() {
 	setup
 	echo "INFO: Checking if nomad-driver-containerd is up and running, and nomad is ready to accept jobs."
 	is_containerd_driver_active
+	is_nomad_ready
 
 	run_tests $@
 	exit $PASS_STATUS
@@ -202,4 +203,27 @@ is_containerd_driver_active() {
 	fi
 }
 
+is_nomad_ready() {
+        i="0"
+        while test $i -lt 5
+        do
+                set +e
+                status=$(curl -s http://127.0.0.1:4646/v1/nodes|jq '.[0] ."Status"')
+                rc=$?
+                set -e
+                if [[ $rc -eq 0 && $status = \"ready\" ]]; then
+                        echo "INFO: nomad is ready to accept jobs."
+                        break
+                fi
+                echo "INFO: nomad is initializing, sleep for 4 seconds."
+                sleep 4s
+                i=$[$i+1]
+        done
+
+        if [ $i -ge 5 ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: nomad didn't come up. exit 1."
+                exit 1
+        fi
+}
+
 main "$@"