diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9e90877..043ef50 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 propellor (0.9.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Docker: Add ability to control when containers restart.
-  * Docker: Default to always restarting containers, so they come back 
+  * Docker: Defaut to always restarting containers, so they come back 
     up after reboots and docker daemon upgrades.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:05:22 -0400
diff --git a/src/Propellor/Property.hs b/src/Propellor/Property.hs
index 4b95731..ce82519 100644
--- a/src/Propellor/Property.hs
+++ b/src/Propellor/Property.hs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ host hn = Host hn [] mempty
 --
 -- Can add Properties and RevertableProperties
 (&) :: IsProp p => Host -> p -> Host
-(Host hn ps is) & p = Host hn (ps ++ [toProp p]) (is <> getInfo p)
+(Host hn ps as) & p = Host hn (ps ++ [toProp p]) (as <> getInfo p)
 
 infixl 1 &
 
@@ -145,14 +145,6 @@ h ! p = h & revert p
 
 infixl 1 !
 
--- | Like (&), but adds the property as the first property of the host.
--- Normally, property order should not matter, but this is useful
--- when it does.
-(&^) :: IsProp p => Host -> p -> Host
-(Host hn ps is) &^ p = Host hn ([toProp p] ++ ps) (getInfo p <> is)
-
-infixl 1 &^
-
 -- Changes the action that is performed to satisfy a property. 
 adjustProperty :: Property -> (Propellor Result -> Propellor Result) -> Property
 adjustProperty p f = p { propertySatisfy = f (propertySatisfy p) }
diff --git a/src/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs b/src/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs
index b717fe1..358cc8c 100644
--- a/src/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs
+++ b/src/Propellor/Property/Docker.hs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module Propellor.Property.Docker (
 	-- * Container configuration
 	dns,
 	hostname,
+	name,
 	publish,
 	expose,
 	user,
@@ -155,14 +156,10 @@ mkContainer cid@(ContainerId hn _cn) h = Container
   where
 	info = _dockerinfo $ hostInfo h'
 	h' = h
-		-- Restart by default so container comes up on
-		-- boot or when docker is upgraded.
-		&^ restart RestartAlways
-		-- Expose propellor directory inside the container.
+		-- expose propellor directory inside the container
 		& volume (localdir++":"++localdir)
-		-- Name the container in a predictable way so we
-		-- and the user can easily find it later. This property
-		-- comes last, so it cannot be overridden.
+		-- name the container in a predictable way so we
+		-- and the user can easily find it later
 		& name (fromContainerId cid)
 
 -- | Causes *any* docker images that are not in use by running containers to
@@ -222,7 +219,7 @@ dns = runProp "dns"
 hostname :: String -> Property
 hostname = runProp "hostname"
 
--- | Set name of container.
+-- | Set name for container. (Normally done automatically.)
 name :: String -> Property
 name = runProp "name"
 
@@ -385,7 +382,14 @@ runningContainer cid@(ContainerId hn cn) image runps = containerDesc cid $ prope
 		shim <- liftIO $ Shim.setup (localdir </> "propellor") (localdir </> shimdir cid)
 		liftIO $ writeFile (identFile cid) (show ident)
 		ensureProperty $ boolProperty "run" $ runContainer img
-			(runps ++ ["-i", "-d", "-t"])
+			-- Restart by default so container comes up on
+			-- boot or when docker is upgraded. This is put
+			-- here, rather than adding a default Property
+			-- in mkContainer, to avoid changing the ident
+			-- of existing containers. Any restart property
+			-- will override it.
+			-- This is a hack.  TODO: Move to correct place.
+			("--restart=always" : runps ++ ["-i", "-d", "-t"])
 			[shim, "--docker", fromContainerId cid]
 
 -- | Called when propellor is running inside a docker container.