diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index fbe4993ae1..a927395e72 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -220,17 +220,29 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) listen(protoAndAddr string) (net.Listener, string, error) {
 		}
 
 	case "unix":
+		sockAddr := addr
+		if strings.HasPrefix(addr, "/var/run/") {
+			sockAddr = "/var/run/weave/" + strings.TrimPrefix(addr, "/var/run/")
+		}
 		// remove socket from last invocation
-		if err := os.Remove(addr); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.Remove(sockAddr); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
-		listener, err = net.Listen(proto, addr)
+		listener, err = net.Listen(proto, sockAddr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
-		if err = copyOwnerAndPermissions(dockerSock, addr); err != nil {
+		if err = copyOwnerAndPermissions(dockerSock, sockAddr); err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(sockAddr, "/var/run/weave/") {
+			if err := os.Remove(addr); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				return nil, "", err
+			}
+			if err := os.Symlink(sockAddr, "/host"+addr); err != nil {
+				return nil, "", err
+			}
+		}
 
 	default:
 		Log.Fatalf("Invalid protocol format: %q", proto)
diff --git a/weave b/weave
index c0f29f2a7d..486697a718 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -1203,7 +1203,9 @@ launch_proxy() {
     PROXY_CONTAINER=$(docker run --privileged -d --name=$PROXY_CONTAINER_NAME --net=host \
         $PROXY_VOLUMES \
         -v "$CONTAINERS_PATH":"$CONTAINERS_PATH" \
-        -v /var/run:/var/run \
+        -v /var/run:/host/var/run \
+        -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+        -v /var/run/weave:/var/run/weave \
         -v /proc:/hostproc \
         -e PROCFS=/hostproc \
         -e WEAVE_CIDR=none \
@@ -1211,6 +1213,7 @@ launch_proxy() {
         --entrypoint=/home/weave/weaveproxy \
         $WEAVEPROXY_DOCKER_ARGS $EXEC_IMAGE $COVERAGE_ARGS $PROXY_ARGS)
     wait_for_log $PROXY_CONTAINER_NAME "proxy listening"
+    docker exec $PROXY_CONTAINER_NAME umount -l /host/var/run
 }
 
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