diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 44797e6724..326c0c55fe 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func (container *Container) Start(hostConfig *HostConfig) error {
 		}
 		for volPath, id := range c.Volumes {
 			if _, exists := container.Volumes[volPath]; exists {
-				return fmt.Errorf("The requested volume %s overlap one of the volume of the container %s", volPath, c.ID)
+				continue
 			}
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(container.RootfsPath(), volPath), 0755); err != nil {
 				return nil
@@ -602,10 +602,12 @@ func (container *Container) Start(hostConfig *HostConfig) error {
 	// Create the requested volumes if they don't exist
 	for volPath := range container.Config.Volumes {
 		volPath = path.Clean(volPath)
-		// If an external bind is defined for this volume, use that as a source
+		// Skip existing volumes
 		if _, exists := container.Volumes[volPath]; exists {
-			// Skip existing mounts
-		} else if bindMap, exists := binds[volPath]; exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		// If an external bind is defined for this volume, use that as a source
+		if bindMap, exists := binds[volPath]; exists {
 			container.Volumes[volPath] = bindMap.SrcPath
 			if strings.ToLower(bindMap.Mode) == "rw" {
 				container.VolumesRW[volPath] = true
diff --git a/container_test.go b/container_test.go
index c4f2193733..644e1c058c 100644
--- a/container_test.go
+++ b/container_test.go
@@ -1333,6 +1333,12 @@ func TestVolumesFromWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	if container.Volumes["/test"] != container2.Volumes["/test"] {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
+
+	// Ensure it restarts successfully
+	_, err = container2.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestOnlyLoopbackExistsWhenUsingDisableNetworkOption(t *testing.T) {