diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e2686320..99d23c77a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ scope.tar
 prog/scope
 docker/scope
 docker/docker.tgz
+docker/docker
 docker/weave
 docker/weaveutil
 docker/runsvinit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8b542528..d3724e2ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SCOPE_BACKEND_BUILD_IMAGE=$(DOCKERHUB_USER)/scope-backend-build
 SCOPE_BACKEND_BUILD_UPTODATE=.scope_backend_build.uptodate
 SCOPE_VERSION=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 WEAVENET_VERSION=1.9.0
-DOCKER_VERSION=1.10.3
+DOCKER_VERSION=1.13.1
 DOCKER_DISTRIB=.pkg/docker-$(DOCKER_VERSION).tgz
 DOCKER_DISTRIB_URL=https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-$(DOCKER_VERSION).tgz
 RUNSVINIT=vendor/runsvinit/runsvinit
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ docker/weaveutil:
 $(SCOPE_EXPORT): $(SCOPE_EXE) $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) docker/weave docker/weaveutil $(RUNSVINIT) docker/Dockerfile docker/demo.json docker/run-app docker/run-probe docker/entrypoint.sh
 	cp $(SCOPE_EXE) $(RUNSVINIT) docker/
 	cp $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) docker/docker.tgz
+	cd docker && tar -xvzf docker.tgz
 	$(SUDO) docker build -t $(SCOPE_IMAGE) docker/
 	$(SUDO) docker tag $(SCOPE_IMAGE) $(SCOPE_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG)
 	$(SUDO) docker save $(SCOPE_IMAGE):latest > $@
diff --git a/common/weave/client.go b/common/weave/client.go
index 921ee0a2f..eb21af3cb 100644
--- a/common/weave/client.go
+++ b/common/weave/client.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/common/exec"
 )
 
+const dockerAPIVersion = "1.22" // Support Docker Engine >= 1.10
+
 // Client for Weave Net API
 type Client interface {
 	Status() (Status, error)
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ func (c *client) AddDNSEntry(fqdn, containerID string, ip net.IP) error {
 }
 
 func (c *client) PS() (map[string]PSEntry, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("weave", "--local", "ps")
+	cmd := weaveCommand("--local", "ps")
 	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ func (c *client) PS() (map[string]PSEntry, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *client) Expose() error {
-	output, err := exec.Command("weave", "--local", "ps", "weave:expose").Output()
+	output, err := weaveCommand("--local", "ps", "weave:expose").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -208,8 +211,14 @@ func (c *client) Expose() error {
 		// Alread exposed!
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := exec.Command("weave", "--local", "expose").Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := weaveCommand("--local", "expose").Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error running weave expose: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func weaveCommand(arg ...string) exec.Cmd {
+	cmd := exec.Command("weave", arg...)
+	cmd.SetEnv(append(os.Environ(), "DOCKER_API_VERSION="+dockerAPIVersion))
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 2b16eb272..39932d47a 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LABEL works.weave.role=system
 WORKDIR /home/weave
 RUN apk add --update bash runit conntrack-tools iproute2 util-linux curl && \
 	rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
-ADD ./docker.tgz /
+ADD ./docker/docker /usr/local/bin/docker
 ADD ./demo.json /
 ADD ./weave ./weaveutil /usr/bin/
 COPY ./scope ./runsvinit ./entrypoint.sh /home/weave/
diff --git a/scope b/scope
index cd245ad32..57e7bb7cc 100755
--- a/scope
+++ b/scope
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ check_docker_access() {
     fi
 }
 
-# - The image embeds the weave script & Docker 1.10.3 client
+# - The image embeds the weave script & Docker 1.13.1 client (mimicking a 1.10 client)
 # - Weave needs 1.10.0 now (image pulling changes)
 MIN_DOCKER_VERSION=1.10.0