diff --git a/driver/docker/docker.go b/driver/docker/docker.go
index 1ddde061..d6df47cf 100644
--- a/driver/docker/docker.go
+++ b/driver/docker/docker.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package docker
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stdcopy"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
-	copystructure "github.com/mitchellh/copystructure"
 )
 
 // Driver is capable of running Docker invocation images using Docker itself.
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ type Driver struct {
 	dockerConfigurationOptions []ConfigurationOption
 	containerOut               io.Writer
 	containerErr               io.Writer
-	containerHostCfg           *container.HostConfig
-	containerCfg               *container.Config
+	containerHostCfg           container.HostConfig
+	containerCfg               container.Config
 }
 
 // Run executes the Docker driver
@@ -54,34 +52,14 @@ func (d *Driver) AddConfigurationOptions(opts ...ConfigurationOption) {
 
 // GetContainerConfig returns a copy of the container configuration
 // used by the driver during container exec
-func (d *Driver) GetContainerConfig() (container.Config, error) {
-	cpy, err := copystructure.Copy(*d.containerCfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return container.Config{}, err
-	}
-
-	containerCfg, ok := cpy.(container.Config)
-	if !ok {
-		return container.Config{}, errors.New("unable to process container config")
-	}
-
-	return containerCfg, nil
+func (d *Driver) GetContainerConfig() container.Config {
+	return d.containerCfg
 }
 
 // GetContainerHostConfig returns a copy of the container host configuration
 // used by the driver during container exec
-func (d *Driver) GetContainerHostConfig() (container.HostConfig, error) {
-	cpy, err := copystructure.Copy(*d.containerHostCfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return container.HostConfig{}, err
-	}
-
-	hostCfg, ok := cpy.(container.HostConfig)
-	if !ok {
-		return container.HostConfig{}, errors.New("unable to process container host config")
-	}
-
-	return hostCfg, nil
+func (d *Driver) GetContainerHostConfig() container.HostConfig {
+	return d.containerHostCfg
 }
 
 // Config returns the Docker driver configuration options
@@ -191,7 +169,7 @@ func (d *Driver) exec(op *driver.Operation) (driver.OperationResult, error) {
 		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%v", k, v))
 	}
 
-	d.containerCfg = &container.Config{
+	d.containerCfg = container.Config{
 		Image:        op.Image.Image,
 		Env:          env,
 		Entrypoint:   strslice.StrSlice{"/cnab/app/run"},
@@ -199,19 +177,19 @@ func (d *Driver) exec(op *driver.Operation) (driver.OperationResult, error) {
 		AttachStdout: true,
 	}
 
-	d.containerHostCfg = &container.HostConfig{}
+	d.containerHostCfg = container.HostConfig{}
 	if err := d.ApplyConfigurationOptions(); err != nil {
 		return driver.OperationResult{}, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := cli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, d.containerCfg, d.containerHostCfg, nil, "")
+	resp, err := cli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, &d.containerCfg, &d.containerHostCfg, nil, "")
 	switch {
 	case client.IsErrNotFound(err):
 		fmt.Fprintf(cli.Err(), "Unable to find image '%s' locally\n", op.Image.Image)
 		if err := pullImage(ctx, cli, op.Image.Image); err != nil {
 			return driver.OperationResult{}, err
 		}
-		if resp, err = cli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, d.containerCfg, d.containerHostCfg, nil, ""); err != nil {
+		if resp, err = cli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, &d.containerCfg, &d.containerHostCfg, nil, ""); err != nil {
 			return driver.OperationResult{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot create container: %v", err)
 		}
 	case err != nil:
@@ -296,7 +274,7 @@ func (d *Driver) exec(op *driver.Operation) (driver.OperationResult, error) {
 // ApplyConfigurationOptions applies the configuration options set on the driver
 func (d *Driver) ApplyConfigurationOptions() error {
 	for _, opt := range d.dockerConfigurationOptions {
-		if err := opt(d.containerCfg, d.containerHostCfg); err != nil {
+		if err := opt(&d.containerCfg, &d.containerHostCfg); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/driver/docker/docker_test.go b/driver/docker/docker_test.go
index 4a6ce62d..91bf7644 100644
--- a/driver/docker/docker_test.go
+++ b/driver/docker/docker_test.go
@@ -14,25 +14,18 @@ func TestDriver_GetConfigurationOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	is.NotNil(d)
 	is.True(d.Handles(driver.ImageTypeDocker))
 
-	t.Run("no configuration options", func(t *testing.T) {
-		d.containerCfg = &container.Config{}
-		d.containerHostCfg = &container.HostConfig{}
-
+	t.Run("empty configuration options", func(t *testing.T) {
 		err := d.ApplyConfigurationOptions()
 		is.NoError(err)
 
-		cfg, err := d.GetContainerConfig()
-		is.NoError(err)
+		cfg := d.GetContainerConfig()
 		is.Equal(container.Config{}, cfg)
 
-		hostCfg, err := d.GetContainerHostConfig()
-		is.NoError(err)
+		hostCfg := d.GetContainerHostConfig()
 		is.Equal(container.HostConfig{}, hostCfg)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("configuration options", func(t *testing.T) {
-		d.containerCfg = &container.Config{}
-		d.containerHostCfg = &container.HostConfig{}
 		d.AddConfigurationOptions(func(cfg *container.Config, hostCfg *container.HostConfig) error {
 			cfg.User = "cnabby"
 			hostCfg.Privileged = true
@@ -49,12 +42,10 @@ func TestDriver_GetConfigurationOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			Privileged: true,
 		}
 
-		cfg, err := d.GetContainerConfig()
-		is.NoError(err)
+		cfg := d.GetContainerConfig()
 		is.Equal(expectedContainerCfg, cfg)
 
-		hostCfg, err := d.GetContainerHostConfig()
-		is.NoError(err)
+		hostCfg := d.GetContainerHostConfig()
 		is.Equal(expectedHostCfg, hostCfg)
 	})
 }