--- a/nova-docker/novadocker/virt/docker/vifs.py	2015-03-07 17:32:24.118070981 +0300
+++ b/nova-docker/novadocker/virt/docker/vifs.py	2015-03-07 17:35:36.698098732 +0300
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                           run_as_root=True)
             utils.execute('ip', 'netns', 'exec', container_id, 'ip', 'addr',
                           'add', ip, 'dev', if_remote_name, run_as_root=True)
+            utils.execute('ip', 'netns', 'exec', container_id, 'ip', 'link',
+                          'set', if_remote_name,'up',run_as_root=True)
             if gateway is not None:
                 utils.execute('ip', 'netns', 'exec', container_id,
                               'ip', 'route', 'replace', 'default', 'via',