diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_test.go
index 3e0c6bc558d..5cc595a867f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_test.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestIsImagePresent(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetRunningContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeDocker := &FakeDockerClient{Errors: make(map[string]error)}
 	fakeRecorder := &record.FakeRecorder{}
-	containerManager := NewDockerManager(fakeDocker, fakeRecorder, PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
+	containerManager := NewDockerManager(fakeDocker, fakeRecorder, nil, nil, PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
 	tests := []struct {
 		containers  map[string]*docker.Container
 		inputIDs    []string
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ func TestFindContainersByPod(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	fakeClient := &FakeDockerClient{}
-	containerManager := NewDockerManager(fakeClient, &record.FakeRecorder{}, PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
+	containerManager := NewDockerManager(fakeClient, &record.FakeRecorder{}, nil, nil, PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		fakeClient.ContainerList = test.containerList
 		fakeClient.ExitedContainerList = test.exitedContainerList
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
index 122a45ad01e..b1740f2074b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ const (
 // TODO: Eventually DockerManager should implement kubecontainer.Runtime
 // interface, and it should also add a cache to replace dockerCache.
 type DockerManager struct {
-	client   DockerInterface
-	recorder record.EventRecorder
+	client              DockerInterface
+	recorder            record.EventRecorder
+	readinessManager    *kubecontainer.ReadinessManager
+	containerRefManager *kubecontainer.RefManager
+
 	// TODO(yifan): PodInfraContainerImage can be unexported once
 	// we move createPodInfraContainer into dockertools.
 	PodInfraContainerImage string
@@ -73,11 +76,20 @@ type DockerManager struct {
 // Ensures DockerManager implements ConatinerRunner.
 var _ kubecontainer.ContainerRunner = new(DockerManager)
 
-func NewDockerManager(client DockerInterface, recorder record.EventRecorder, podInfraContainerImage string, qps float32, burst int) *DockerManager {
+func NewDockerManager(
+	client DockerInterface,
+	recorder record.EventRecorder,
+	readinessManager *kubecontainer.ReadinessManager,
+	containerRefManager *kubecontainer.RefManager,
+	podInfraContainerImage string,
+	qps float32,
+	burst int) *DockerManager {
 	reasonCache := stringCache{cache: lru.New(maxReasonCacheEntries)}
 	return &DockerManager{
 		client:                 client,
 		recorder:               recorder,
+		readinessManager:       readinessManager,
+		containerRefManager:    containerRefManager,
 		PodInfraContainerImage: podInfraContainerImage,
 		reasonCache:            reasonCache,
 		Puller:                 newDockerPuller(client, qps, burst),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 3c4348b7e8e..cfaf0a569f2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -264,7 +264,17 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize image manager: %v", err)
 	}
 	statusManager := newStatusManager(kubeClient)
-	containerManager := dockertools.NewDockerManager(dockerClient, recorder, podInfraContainerImage, pullQPS, pullBurst)
+	readinessManager := kubecontainer.NewReadinessManager()
+	containerRefManager := kubecontainer.NewRefManager()
+	containerManager := dockertools.NewDockerManager(
+		dockerClient,
+		recorder,
+		readinessManager,
+		containerRefManager,
+		podInfraContainerImage,
+		pullQPS,
+		pullBurst)
+
 	volumeManager := newVolumeManager()
 
 	klet := &Kubelet{
@@ -273,8 +283,8 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 		kubeClient:                     kubeClient,
 		rootDirectory:                  rootDirectory,
 		resyncInterval:                 resyncInterval,
-		containerRefManager:            kubecontainer.NewRefManager(),
-		readinessManager:               kubecontainer.NewReadinessManager(),
+		containerRefManager:            containerRefManager,
+		readinessManager:               readinessManager,
 		runner:                         containerManager,
 		httpClient:                     &http.Client{},
 		sourcesReady:                   sourcesReady,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index facb9442490..9a151c33dff 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func newTestKubelet(t *testing.T) *TestKubelet {
 	podManager, fakeMirrorClient := newFakePodManager()
 	kubelet.podManager = podManager
 	kubelet.containerRefManager = kubecontainer.NewRefManager()
-	kubelet.containerManager = dockertools.NewDockerManager(fakeDocker, fakeRecorder, dockertools.PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
+	kubelet.containerManager = dockertools.NewDockerManager(fakeDocker, fakeRecorder, kubelet.readinessManager, kubelet.containerRefManager, dockertools.PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
 	kubelet.runtimeCache = kubecontainer.NewFakeRuntimeCache(kubelet.containerManager)
 	kubelet.podWorkers = newPodWorkers(
 		kubelet.runtimeCache,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers_test.go
index c9199849648..9f11c3880cf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func newPod(uid, name string) *api.Pod {
 func createPodWorkers() (*podWorkers, map[types.UID][]string) {
 	fakeDocker := &dockertools.FakeDockerClient{}
 	fakeRecorder := &record.FakeRecorder{}
-	fakeRuntimeCache := kubecontainer.NewFakeRuntimeCache(dockertools.NewDockerManager(fakeDocker, fakeRecorder, dockertools.PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0))
+	dockerManager := dockertools.NewDockerManager(fakeDocker, fakeRecorder, nil, nil, dockertools.PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
+	fakeRuntimeCache := kubecontainer.NewFakeRuntimeCache(dockerManager)
 
 	lock := sync.Mutex{}
 	processed := make(map[types.UID][]string)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go
index ee7db574f5b..7489ad96f57 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go
@@ -147,7 +147,14 @@ func TestRunOnce(t *testing.T) {
 		t: t,
 	}
 
-	kb.containerManager = dockertools.NewDockerManager(kb.dockerClient, kb.recorder, dockertools.PodInfraContainerImage, 0, 0)
+	kb.containerManager = dockertools.NewDockerManager(
+		kb.dockerClient,
+		kb.recorder,
+		kb.readinessManager,
+		kb.containerRefManager,
+		dockertools.PodInfraContainerImage,
+		0,
+		0)
 	kb.containerManager.Puller = &dockertools.FakeDockerPuller{}
 
 	pods := []*api.Pod{