diff --git a/js/controllers.js b/js/controllers.js
index 8b6db4ef3..7e91f0bed 100644
--- a/js/controllers.js
+++ b/js/controllers.js
@@ -255,17 +255,21 @@ function ImageController($scope, $routeParams, $location, Image) {
 
 function StartContainerController($scope, $routeParams, $location, Container) {
     $scope.template = 'partials/startcontainer.html';
-    $scope.memory = 0;
-    $scope.memorySwap = 0;
-    $scope.env = '';
-    $scope.dns = '';
-    $scope.volumesFrom = '';
-    $scope.commands = '';
+    $scope.config = {
+        memory: 0,
+        memorySwap: 0,
+        env: '',
+        commands: '',
+        volumesFrom: ''
+    };
+    $scope.commandPlaceholder = '["/bin/echo", "Hello world"]';
 
     $scope.launchContainer = function() {
+        $scope.response = '';
+        
         var cmds = null;
-        if ($scope.commands !== '') {
-            cmds = $scope.commands.split('\n'); 
+        if ($scope.config.commands !== '') {
+            cmds = angular.fromJson($scope.config.commands);
         }
         var id = $routeParams.id;
         var ctor = Container;
@@ -274,10 +278,10 @@ function StartContainerController($scope, $routeParams, $location, Container) {
 
         Container.create({
                 Image: id, 
-                Memory: $scope.memory, 
-                MemorySwap: $scope.memorySwap, 
+                Memory: $scope.config.memory, 
+                MemorySwap: $scope.config.memorySwap, 
                 Cmd: cmds, 
-                VolumesFrom: $scope.volumesFrom
+                VolumesFrom: $scope.config.volumesFrom
             }, function(d) {
                 console.log(d);
                 if (d.Id) {
diff --git a/partials/image.html b/partials/image.html
index 1b1924d77..5692d5235 100644
--- a/partials/image.html
+++ b/partials/image.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             <fieldset>
                 <legend>Tag image</legend>
                 <label>Tag:</label>
-                <input type="text" placeholder="repo..." ng-model="tag.repo" required>
+                <input type="text" placeholder="repo..." ng-model="tag.repo">
                 <label class="checkbox">
                       <input type="checkbox" ng-model="tag.force"/> Force?
                  </label>
diff --git a/partials/startcontainer.html b/partials/startcontainer.html
index 98a81f608..0cef79c27 100644
--- a/partials/startcontainer.html
+++ b/partials/startcontainer.html
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@
         <legend>Start container from Image</legend>
 
         <label>Cmd:</label>
-        <textarea ng-model="commands" rows="6"></textarea>
-        <small>Place each command on a new line</small>
-
+        <input type="text" placeholder="{{ commandPlaceholder }}" ng-model="config.commands"/>
+        <small>Input commands as an array</small>
         <label>Memory:</label>
-        <input type="number" ng-model="memory"/>
+        <input type="number" ng-model="config.memory"/>
 
         <label>Memory Swap:</label>
-        <input type="number" ng-model="memorySwap"/>
+        <input type="number" ng-model="config.memorySwap"/>
 
         <label>Volumes From:</label>
-        <input type="text" ng-model="volumesFrom"/>
+        <input type="text" ng-model="config.volumesFrom"/>
 
         <br />
         <input type="button" ng-click="launchContainer()" value="Launch" />