diff --git a/app/components/createContainer/createContainerController.js b/app/components/createContainer/createContainerController.js
index 939534f58..ba3c8fe04 100644
--- a/app/components/createContainer/createContainerController.js
+++ b/app/components/createContainer/createContainerController.js
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ function ($scope, $state, Config, Info, Container, Image, Volume, Network, Messa
   function preparePortBindings(config) {
     var bindings = {};
     config.HostConfig.PortBindings.forEach(function (portBinding) {
-      if (portBinding.hostPort && portBinding.containerPort) {
+      if (portBinding.containerPort) {
         var key = portBinding.containerPort + "/" + portBinding.protocol;
         var binding = {};
-        if (portBinding.hostPort.indexOf(':') > -1) {
+        if (portBinding.hostPort && portBinding.hostPort.indexOf(':') > -1) {
           var hostAndPort = portBinding.hostPort.split(':');
           binding.HostIp = hostAndPort[0];
           binding.HostPort = hostAndPort[1];
diff --git a/app/components/createContainer/createcontainer.html b/app/components/createContainer/createcontainer.html
index 508e2a03f..7a9234741 100644
--- a/app/components/createContainer/createcontainer.html
+++ b/app/components/createContainer/createcontainer.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
               <div ng-repeat="portBinding in config.HostConfig.PortBindings" style="margin-top: 2px;">
                 <div class="input-group col-sm-5 input-group-sm">
                   <span class="input-group-addon">host</span>
-                  <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="portBinding.hostPort" placeholder="e.g. 80 or 1.2.3.4:80">
+                  <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="portBinding.hostPort" placeholder="e.g. 80 or 1.2.3.4:80 (optional)">
                 </div>
                 <div class="input-group col-sm-5 input-group-sm">
                   <span class="input-group-addon">container</span>