diff --git a/novadocker/virt/docker/driver.py b/novadocker/virt/docker/driver.py
index 66cc650dd4..90ebff5da8 100644
--- a/novadocker/virt/docker/driver.py
+++ b/novadocker/virt/docker/driver.py
@@ -335,12 +335,9 @@ def reboot(self, context, instance, network_info, reboot_type,
         container_id = self._find_container_by_name(instance['name']).get('id')
         if not container_id:
             return
-        if not self.docker.stop_container(container_id):
-            LOG.warning(_('Cannot stop the container, '
-                          'please check docker logs'))
-        if not self.docker.start_container(container_id):
-            LOG.warning(_('Cannot restart the container, '
-                          'please check docker logs'))
+
+        self.power_off(instance)
+        self.power_on(context, instance, network_info, block_device_info)
 
     def power_on(self, context, instance, network_info, block_device_info):
         container_id = self._find_container_by_name(instance['name']).get('id')
@@ -356,12 +353,15 @@ def power_on(self, context, instance, network_info, block_device_info):
             raise exception.InstanceDeployFailure(msg.format(e),
                                                   instance_id=instance['name'])
 
-    def power_off(self, instance):
+    def power_off(self, instance, network_info=None):
         container_id = self._find_container_by_name(instance['name']).get('id')
         if not container_id:
             return
         self.docker.stop_container(container_id)
 
+        if network_info:
+            self.unplug_vifs(instance, network_info)
+
     def pause(self, instance):
         """Pause the specified instance.