diff -uNr a/heartbeat/docker b/heartbeat/docker
--- a/heartbeat/docker	2017-11-01 13:57:09.742513891 +0100
+++ b/heartbeat/docker	2017-11-01 13:59:20.632338967 +0100
@@ -303,11 +303,21 @@
 		# we already know at this point it wouldn't be running 
 		remove_container
 		ocf_log info "running container $CONTAINER for the first time"
-		ocf_run docker run $run_opts $OCF_RESKEY_image $OCF_RESKEY_run_cmd
+		output=`docker run $run_opts $OCF_RESKEY_image $OCF_RESKEY_run_cmd 2>&1`
+		rc=$?
+
+		if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+			reason=`echo $output | sed -e 's@See ./usr/bin.*@@' -e 's@.*Error response from daemon: @@' -e 's@[^\:]*:@@'`
+			ocf_exit_reason "$reason"
+			ocf_log err "$output"
+			ocf_run -info docker ps -a
+			return $OCF_ERR_GENERIC
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		ocf_exit_reason "docker failed to launch container"
+		ocf_run -info docker ps -a
 		return $OCF_ERR_GENERIC
 	fi