diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index bb162918b..2df18deee 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ case "$1" in
           else
             id=$(docker run -d -e PORT=$port $DOCKER_ARGS $IMAGE $START_CMD)
             ipaddr=$(docker inspect --format='{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' $id)
+            # Docker < 1.9 compatibility
+            if [[ -z $ipaddr ]]; then
+              ipaddr=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $id)
+            fi
           fi
         else
           id=$(docker run -d $DOCKER_ARGS $IMAGE $START_CMD)