diff --git a/nsinit/command.go b/nsinit/command.go
index 1d7c591e..5546065b 100644
--- a/nsinit/command.go
+++ b/nsinit/command.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package nsinit
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/libcontainer"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
 	"os"
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ func (c *DefaultCommandFactory) Create(container *libcontainer.Container, consol
 	// get our binary name from arg0 so we can always reexec ourself
 	command := exec.Command(os.Args[0], append([]string{
 		"-console", console,
-		"-pipe", fmt.Sprint(pipe.Fd()),
+		"-pipe", "3",
 		"-root", c.Root,
 		"init"}, args...)...)
 
diff --git a/nsinit/exec.go b/nsinit/exec.go
index 074492ae..61286cc1 100644
--- a/nsinit/exec.go
+++ b/nsinit/exec.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func (ns *linuxNs) Exec(container *libcontainer.Container, term Terminal, args [
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
+	ns.logger.Printf("created sync pipe parent fd %d child fd %d\n", syncPipe.parent.Fd(), syncPipe.child.Fd())
 
 	if container.Tty {
 		ns.logger.Println("creating master and console")
diff --git a/nsinit/init.go b/nsinit/init.go
index 6b059051..e165de3a 100644
--- a/nsinit/init.go
+++ b/nsinit/init.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func (ns *linuxNs) Init(container *libcontainer.Container, uncleanRootfs, consol
 	}
 
 	// We always read this as it is a way to sync with the parent as well
+	ns.logger.Printf("reading from sync pipe fd %d\n", syncPipe.child.Fd())
 	context, err := syncPipe.ReadFromParent()
 	if err != nil {
 		syncPipe.Close()
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (ns *linuxNs) Init(container *libcontainer.Container, uncleanRootfs, consol
 	}
 
 	if profile := container.Context["apparmor_profile"]; profile != "" {
-		ns.logger.Printf("setting apparmor prifile %s\n", profile)
+		ns.logger.Printf("setting apparmor profile %s\n", profile)
 		if err := apparmor.ApplyProfile(os.Getpid(), profile); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}