diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/ContainerConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/ContainerConfig.java
index a756a4e5..af990d41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/ContainerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/ContainerConfig.java
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
 package com.kpelykh.docker.client.model;
 
+import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonParser;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonProcessingException;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
-
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.DeserializationContext;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonDeserializer;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.TypeDeserializer;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.std.MapDeserializer;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.std.StdKeyDeserializers;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.std.StdValueInstantiator;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.std.StringDeserializer;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.MapSerializer;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeFactory;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +45,7 @@ public class ContainerConfig {
     @JsonProperty("Cmd")          private String[]  cmd;
     @JsonProperty("Dns")          private String[]  dns;
     @JsonProperty("Image")        private String    image;
+    @JsonDeserialize(using=VolumesSerializer.class)
     @JsonProperty("Volumes")      private BoundHostVolumes   volumes;
     @JsonProperty("VolumesFrom")  private String    volumesFrom = "";
     @JsonProperty("Entrypoint")   private String[]  entrypoint = new String[]{};
@@ -279,4 +297,23 @@ public String toString() {
                 ", domainName='" + domainName + '\'' +
                 '}';
     }
+    
+    public static class VolumesSerializer extends JsonDeserializer<BoundHostVolumes> {
+
+        @Override
+        public BoundHostVolumes deserialize(JsonParser jp,
+                DeserializationContext ctxt) throws IOException,
+                JsonProcessingException {
+            JavaType mapType = ctxt.getTypeFactory().constructMapType(HashMap.class, String.class, Object.class);
+            
+            JsonDeserializer<Object> deserializer = 
+                    ctxt.getDeserializerProvider().findTypedValueDeserializer(ctxt.getConfig(), mapType, null);
+            
+            Map<String, Object> map = (Map<String, Object>) deserializer.deserialize(jp, ctxt);
+
+            // TODO construct BoundHostVolumes
+            return null;
+        }
+    
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/HostConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/HostConfig.java
index 47a12fe9..9cff8f6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/HostConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/model/HostConfig.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.kpelykh.docker.client.model;
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonIgnore;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
@@ -42,10 +43,12 @@ public String[] getBinds() {
         return binds;
     }
 
+    @JsonIgnore
     public void setBinds(String[] binds) {
         this.binds = binds;
     }
     
+    @JsonIgnore
     public void setBinds(final BoundHostVolumes volumes) {
         setBinds(volumes.asBinds());
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/test/DockerClientTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/test/DockerClientTest.java
index 3268ed56..03c7b8d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/test/DockerClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kpelykh/docker/client/test/DockerClientTest.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import com.kpelykh.docker.client.DockerClient;
 import com.kpelykh.docker.client.DockerException;
 import com.kpelykh.docker.client.model.*;
-
 import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
+
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.LineIterator;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 import java.net.DatagramSocket;
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static ch.lambdaj.Lambda.filter;
 import static ch.lambdaj.Lambda.selectUnique;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.testinfected.hamcrest.jpa.HasFieldWithValue.hasField;
 
 /**
@@ -218,12 +218,17 @@ public void testStartContainer() throws DockerException {
         containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
         containerConfig.setCmd(new String[]{"true"});
 
+        BoundHostVolumes vols = new BoundHostVolumes(Arrays.asList(new String[] {"/tmp:/tmp"}));
+        containerConfig.setVolumes(vols);
+        
         ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.createContainer(containerConfig);
         LOG.info("Created container {}", container.toString());
         assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
         boolean add = tmpContainers.add(container.getId());
 
-        dockerClient.startContainer(container.getId());
+        HostConfig hostConfig = new HostConfig();
+        hostConfig.setBinds(vols);
+        dockerClient.startContainer(container.getId(), hostConfig);
 
         ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.inspectContainer(container.getId());
         LOG.info("Container Inspect: {}", containerInspectResponse.toString());
@@ -242,6 +247,7 @@ public void testStartContainer() throws DockerException {
             assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().exitCode, is(equalTo(0)));
         }
 
+        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getVolumes(), hasKey("/tmp"));
     }
 
     @Test