diff --git a/probe/overlay/weave.go b/probe/overlay/weave.go
index 05ff51b92..67ccdb505 100644
--- a/probe/overlay/weave.go
+++ b/probe/overlay/weave.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/exec"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/sanitize"
@@ -44,8 +45,11 @@ type Weave struct {
 	url    string
 	hostID string
 
+	quit   chan struct{}
+	done   sync.WaitGroup
 	mtx    sync.RWMutex
 	status weaveStatus
+	ps     map[string]psEntry
 }
 
 type weaveStatus struct {
@@ -68,9 +72,51 @@ type weaveStatus struct {
 // NewWeave returns a new Weave tagger based on the Weave router at
 // address. The address should be an IP or FQDN, no port.
 func NewWeave(hostID, weaveRouterAddress string) *Weave {
-	return &Weave{
+	w := &Weave{
 		url:    sanitize.URL("http://", 6784, "/report")(weaveRouterAddress),
 		hostID: hostID,
+		quit:   make(chan struct{}),
+		ps:     map[string]psEntry{},
+	}
+	w.done.Add(1)
+	go w.loop()
+	return w
+}
+
+// Name of this reporter/tagger/ticker, for metrics gathering
+func (*Weave) Name() string { return "Weave" }
+
+// Stop gathering weave ps output.
+func (w *Weave) Stop() {
+	close(w.quit)
+	w.done.Wait()
+}
+
+func (w *Weave) loop() {
+	defer w.done.Done()
+	tick := time.Tick(5 * time.Second)
+
+	for {
+		psEntries, err := w.getPSEntries()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error running weave ps: %v", err)
+			break
+		}
+
+		psEntriesByPrefix := map[string]psEntry{}
+		for _, entry := range psEntries {
+			psEntriesByPrefix[entry.containerIDPrefix] = entry
+		}
+
+		w.mtx.Lock()
+		w.ps = psEntriesByPrefix
+		w.mtx.Unlock()
+
+		select {
+		case <-w.quit:
+			return
+		case <-tick:
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +154,7 @@ type psEntry struct {
 	ips               []string
 }
 
-func (w *Weave) ps() ([]psEntry, error) {
+func (w *Weave) getPSEntries() ([]psEntry, error) {
 	var result []psEntry
 	cmd := exec.Command("weave", "--local", "ps")
 	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
@@ -160,17 +206,11 @@ func (w *Weave) Tag(r report.Report) (report.Report, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Put information from weave ps on the container nodes
-	psEntries, err := w.ps()
-	if err != nil {
-		return r, nil
-	}
-	psEntriesByPrefix := map[string]psEntry{}
-	for _, entry := range psEntries {
-		psEntriesByPrefix[entry.containerIDPrefix] = entry
-	}
+	w.mtx.RLock()
+	defer w.mtx.RUnlock()
 	for id, node := range r.Container.Nodes {
 		prefix := node.Metadata[docker.ContainerID][:12]
-		entry, ok := psEntriesByPrefix[prefix]
+		entry, ok := w.ps[prefix]
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/probe/overlay/weave_test.go b/probe/overlay/weave_test.go
index cd73f4252..9d551f793 100644
--- a/probe/overlay/weave_test.go
+++ b/probe/overlay/weave_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func TestWeaveTaggerOverlayTopology(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s.Close()
 
 	w := overlay.NewWeave(mockHostID, s.URL)
+	defer w.Stop()
 	w.Tick()
 
 	{
diff --git a/prog/probe/main.go b/prog/probe/main.go
index 5eae454a2..03f28cdb3 100644
--- a/prog/probe/main.go
+++ b/prog/probe/main.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	if *weaveRouterAddr != "" {
 		weave := overlay.NewWeave(hostID, *weaveRouterAddr)
+		defer weave.Stop()
 		p.AddTicker(weave)
 		p.AddTagger(weave)
 		p.AddReporter(weave)