diff --git a/pkg/sdn/plugin/common.go b/pkg/sdn/plugin/common.go
index 39fa62de95e5..6668347790ff 100644
--- a/pkg/sdn/plugin/common.go
+++ b/pkg/sdn/plugin/common.go
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ import (
 	kapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	kcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
+	kcontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 )
 
 func getPodContainerID(pod *kapi.Pod) string {
 	if len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses) > 0 {
-		// Extract only container ID, pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].ContainerID is of the format: docker://<containerID>
-		if parts := strings.Split(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].ContainerID, "://"); len(parts) > 1 {
-			return parts[1]
-		}
+		return kcontainer.ParseContainerID(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].ContainerID).ID
 	}
 	return ""
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sdn/plugin/node.go b/pkg/sdn/plugin/node.go
index 1585a7e0cfdb..72750f3c0ca8 100644
--- a/pkg/sdn/plugin/node.go
+++ b/pkg/sdn/plugin/node.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	kapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	kclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
-	kubeletTypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	knetwork "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/network"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	kexec "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/exec"
@@ -215,10 +214,9 @@ func (node *OsdnNode) Start() error {
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, p := range pods {
-			containerID := getPodContainerID(&p)
-			err = node.UpdatePod(p.Namespace, p.Name, kubeletTypes.ContainerID{ID: containerID})
+			err = node.UpdatePod(p)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warningf("Could not update pod %q (%s): %s", p.Name, containerID, err)
+				log.Warningf("Could not update pod %q: %s", p.Name, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -234,12 +232,12 @@ func (node *OsdnNode) Start() error {
 
 // FIXME: this should eventually go into kubelet via a CNI UPDATE/CHANGE action
 // See https://github.com/containernetworking/cni/issues/89
-func (node *OsdnNode) UpdatePod(namespace string, name string, id kubeletTypes.ContainerID) error {
+func (node *OsdnNode) UpdatePod(pod kapi.Pod) error {
 	req := &cniserver.PodRequest{
 		Command:      cniserver.CNI_UPDATE,
-		PodNamespace: namespace,
-		PodName:      name,
-		ContainerId:  id.String(),
+		PodNamespace: pod.Namespace,
+		PodName:      pod.Name,
+		ContainerId:  getPodContainerID(&pod),
 		// netns is read from docker if needed, since we don't get it from kubelet
 		Result: make(chan *cniserver.PodResult),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sdn/plugin/pod_linux.go b/pkg/sdn/plugin/pod_linux.go
index 7cd1149ea4fc..93e256373ea8 100644
--- a/pkg/sdn/plugin/pod_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/sdn/plugin/pod_linux.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ const (
 	sdnScript   = "openshift-sdn-ovs"
 	setUpCmd    = "setup"
 	tearDownCmd = "teardown"
-	statusCmd   = "status"
 	updateCmd   = "update"
 
 	AssignMacvlanAnnotation string = "pod.network.openshift.io/assign-macvlan"
diff --git a/pkg/sdn/plugin/vnids_node.go b/pkg/sdn/plugin/vnids_node.go
index b6aed18ec5da..88017f22ea71 100644
--- a/pkg/sdn/plugin/vnids_node.go
+++ b/pkg/sdn/plugin/vnids_node.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	kapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	kubetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 	utilwait "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func (node *OsdnNode) updatePodNetwork(namespace string, oldNetID, netID uint32)
 
 	// Update OF rules for the existing/old pods in the namespace
 	for _, pod := range pods {
-		err = node.UpdatePod(pod.Namespace, pod.Name, kubetypes.ContainerID{ID: getPodContainerID(&pod)})
+		err = node.UpdatePod(pod)
 		if err != nil {
 			errList = append(errList, err)
 		}