diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.c b/src/lxc/conf.c
index 48c4b4ecc..253331160 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.c
@@ -3213,8 +3213,15 @@ static int lxc_execute_bind_init(struct lxc_handler *handler)
 	/* If init exists in the container, don't bind mount a static one */
 	p = choose_init(conf->rootfs.mount);
 	if (p) {
-		free(p);
-		return 0;
+		char *old = p;
+
+		p = strdup(old + strlen(conf->rootfs.mount));
+		free(old);
+		if (!p)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		INFO("Found existing init at \"%s\"", p);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	ret = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, SBINDIR "/init.lxc.static");
@@ -3247,9 +3254,10 @@ static int lxc_execute_bind_init(struct lxc_handler *handler)
 	p = strdup(destpath + strlen(conf->rootfs.mount));
 	if (!p)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	((struct execute_args *)handler->data)->init_path = p;
 
 	INFO("Bind mounted lxc.init.static into container at \"%s\"", path);
+out:
+	((struct execute_args *)handler->data)->init_path = p;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/execute.c b/src/lxc/execute.c
index 79a97cf88..b436b6a3f 100644
--- a/src/lxc/execute.c
+++ b/src/lxc/execute.c
@@ -57,12 +57,19 @@ static int execute_start(struct lxc_handler *handler, void* data)
 	if (lxc_log_has_valid_level())
 		argc_add += 2;
 
-	argv = malloc((argc + argc_add) * sizeof(*argv));
-	if (!argv)
-		goto out1;
+	if (current_config->logfd != -1 || lxc_log_fd != -1)
+		argc_add += 2;
 
-	if (!my_args->init_path)
+	argv = malloc((argc + argc_add) * sizeof(*argv));
+	if (!argv) {
+		SYSERROR("Allocating init args failed");
+		goto out1;
+	}
+
+	if (!my_args->init_path) {
+		ERROR("Init path missing");
 		goto out2;
+	}
 
 	argv[i++] = my_args->init_path;
 
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@ int lxc_execute(const char *name, char *const argv[], int quiet,
 {
 	struct execute_args args = {.argv = argv, .quiet = quiet};
 
+	TRACE("Doing lxc_execute");
 	handler->conf->is_execute = 1;
 	return __lxc_start(name, handler, &execute_start_ops, &args, lxcpath,
 			   backgrounded, error_num);
diff --git a/src/lxc/start.c b/src/lxc/start.c
index d7f079979..ce5cb3366 100644
--- a/src/lxc/start.c
+++ b/src/lxc/start.c
@@ -1971,6 +1971,7 @@ int lxc_start(const char *name, char *const argv[], struct lxc_handler *handler,
 		.argv = argv,
 	};
 
+	TRACE("Doing lxc_start");
 	return __lxc_start(name, handler, &start_ops, &start_arg, lxcpath, backgrounded, error_num);
 }