diff --git a/container/common/helpers.go b/container/common/helpers.go
index ac00b2ca45..3606d6860c 100644
--- a/container/common/helpers.go
+++ b/container/common/helpers.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/cadvisor/container"
 	info "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
 	"github.com/google/cadvisor/utils"
 
@@ -201,3 +202,23 @@ func CgroupExists(cgroupPaths map[string]string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func ListContainers(name string, cgroupPaths map[string]string, listType container.ListType) ([]info.ContainerReference, error) {
+	containers := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, cgroupPath := range cgroupPaths {
+		err := ListDirectories(cgroupPath, name, listType == container.ListRecursive, containers)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Make into container references.
+	ret := make([]info.ContainerReference, 0, len(containers))
+	for cont := range containers {
+		ret = append(ret, info.ContainerReference{
+			Name: cont,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return ret, nil
+}
diff --git a/container/raw/handler.go b/container/raw/handler.go
index 0e55046edd..8ee3379c2a 100644
--- a/container/raw/handler.go
+++ b/container/raw/handler.go
@@ -269,23 +269,7 @@ func (self *rawContainerHandler) GetContainerLabels() map[string]string {
 }
 
 func (self *rawContainerHandler) ListContainers(listType container.ListType) ([]info.ContainerReference, error) {
-	containers := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, cgroupPath := range self.cgroupPaths {
-		err := common.ListDirectories(cgroupPath, self.name, listType == container.ListRecursive, containers)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Make into container references.
-	ret := make([]info.ContainerReference, 0, len(containers))
-	for cont := range containers {
-		ret = append(ret, info.ContainerReference{
-			Name: cont,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return ret, nil
+	return common.ListContainers(self.name, self.cgroupPaths, listType)
 }
 
 func (self *rawContainerHandler) ListThreads(listType container.ListType) ([]int, error) {
diff --git a/container/rkt/factory.go b/container/rkt/factory.go
index 9f4ca76199..b4337b6864 100644
--- a/container/rkt/factory.go
+++ b/container/rkt/factory.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (self *rktFactory) CanHandleAndAccept(name string) (bool, bool, error) {
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "/machine.slice/machine-rkt\\x2d") {
 		accept, err := verifyName(name)
-		return true, accept, err
+		return accept, accept, err
 	}
 	return false, false, fmt.Errorf("%s not handled by rkt handler", name)
 }
diff --git a/container/rkt/handler.go b/container/rkt/handler.go
index 31ca9707f5..a6b95a198d 100644
--- a/container/rkt/handler.go
+++ b/container/rkt/handler.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package rkt
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"time"
 
 	rktapi "github.com/coreos/rkt/api/v1alpha"
@@ -260,48 +259,7 @@ func (handler *rktContainerHandler) GetContainerLabels() map[string]string {
 }
 
 func (handler *rktContainerHandler) ListContainers(listType container.ListType) ([]info.ContainerReference, error) {
-	containers := make(map[string]struct{})
-
-	// Rkt containers do not have subcontainers, only the "Pod" does.
-	if handler.isPod == false {
-		var ret []info.ContainerReference
-		return ret, nil
-	}
-
-	// Turn the system.slice cgroups  into the Pod's subcontainers
-	for _, cgroupPath := range handler.cgroupPaths {
-		err := common.ListDirectories(path.Join(cgroupPath, "system.slice"), path.Join(handler.name, "system.slice"), listType == container.ListRecursive, containers)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Create the container references. for the Pod's subcontainers
-	ret := make([]info.ContainerReference, 0, len(handler.apiPod.Apps))
-	for cont := range containers {
-		aliases := make([]string, 1)
-		parsed, err := parseName(cont)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("this should be impossible!, unable to parse rkt subcontainer name = %s", cont)
-		}
-		aliases = append(aliases, parsed.Pod+":"+parsed.Container)
-
-		labels := make(map[string]string)
-		if annotations, ok := findAnnotations(handler.apiPod.Apps, parsed.Container); !ok {
-			glog.Warningf("couldn't find application in Pod matching %v", parsed.Container)
-		} else {
-			labels = createLabels(annotations)
-		}
-
-		ret = append(ret, info.ContainerReference{
-			Name:      cont,
-			Aliases:   aliases,
-			Namespace: RktNamespace,
-			Labels:    labels,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return ret, nil
+	return common.ListContainers(handler.name, handler.cgroupPaths, listType)
 }
 
 func (handler *rktContainerHandler) ListThreads(listType container.ListType) ([]int, error) {