diff --git a/docker/docker.go b/docker/docker.go
index f2b4ca90b1..e906b2043e 100644
--- a/docker/docker.go
+++ b/docker/docker.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func main() {
 			// If we do not have a host, default to unix socket
 			defaultHost = fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s", api.DEFAULTUNIXSOCKET)
 		}
-		if _, err := api.ValidateHost(defaultHost); err != nil {
+		defaultHost, err := api.ValidateHost(defaultHost)
+		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		flHosts = append(flHosts, defaultHost)