diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 3d568266af..5b3a1f476d 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ BOX_NAME = ENV['BOX_NAME'] || "ubuntu"
 BOX_URI = ENV['BOX_URI'] || "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box"
 AWS_REGION = ENV['AWS_REGION'] || "us-east-1"
 AWS_AMI    = ENV['AWS_AMI']    || "ami-d0f89fb9"
+FORWARD_DOCKER_PORTS = ENV['FORWARD_DOCKER_PORTS']
 
 Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   # Setup virtual machine box. This VM configuration code is always executed.
   config.vm.box = BOX_NAME
   config.vm.box_url = BOX_URI
+  config.vm.forward_port 4243, 4243
 
   # Provision docker and new kernel if deployment was not done
   if Dir.glob("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/.vagrant/machines/default/*/id").empty?
@@ -70,3 +72,17 @@ Vagrant::VERSION >= "1.1.0" and Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     config.vm.box_url = BOX_URI
   end
 end
+
+if !FORWARD_DOCKER_PORTS.nil?
+    Vagrant::VERSION < "1.1.0" and Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
+        (49000..49900).each do |port|
+            config.vm.forward_port port, port
+        end
+    end
+
+    Vagrant::VERSION >= "1.1.0" and Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+        (49000..49900).each do |port|
+            config.vm.network :forwarded_port, :host => port, :guest => port
+        end
+    end
+end
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 31f002dd15..30e3ec6b3a 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -658,6 +658,10 @@ func (srv *Server) ImageImport(src, repo, tag string, in io.Reader, out io.Write
 
 func (srv *Server) ContainerCreate(config *Config) (string, error) {
 
+	if config.Memory != 0 && config.Memory < 524288 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Memory limit must be given in bytes (minimum 524288 bytes)")
+	}
+
 	if config.Memory > 0 && !srv.runtime.capabilities.MemoryLimit {
 		config.Memory = 0
 	}
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 532757c61e..7fdec18f61 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -147,3 +147,25 @@ func TestCreateStartRestartStopStartKillRm(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestRunWithTooLowMemoryLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	runtime, err := newTestRuntime()
+	srv := &Server{runtime: runtime}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer nuke(runtime)
+	// Try to create a container with a memory limit of 1 byte less than the minimum allowed limit.
+	_, err = srv.ContainerCreate(
+		&Config{
+			Image:     GetTestImage(runtime).ID,
+			Memory:    524287,
+			CpuShares: 1000,
+			Cmd:       []string{"/bin/cat"},
+		},
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Memory limit is smaller than the allowed limit. Container creation should've failed!")
+	}
+
+}