diff --git a/libcontainer/network/netns.go b/libcontainer/network/netns.go
index 3eb8ee5..7e311f2 100644
--- a/libcontainer/network/netns.go
+++ b/libcontainer/network/netns.go
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@ type NetNS struct {
 }
 
 func (v *NetNS) Create(n *libcontainer.Network, nspid int, context libcontainer.Context) error {
-	nsname, exists := n.Context["nsname"]
-
-	if !exists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("nspath does not exist in network context")
-	}
-
-	context["nspath"] = fmt.Sprintf("/var/run/netns/%s", nsname)
+	context["nspath"] = n.Context["nspath"]
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -29,12 +23,10 @@ func (v *NetNS) Initialize(config *libcontainer.Network, context libcontainer.Co
 	if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("nspath does not exist in network context")
 	}
-
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(nspath, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed get network namespace fd: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	if err := system.Setns(f.Fd(), syscall.CLONE_NEWNET); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to setns current network namespace: %v", err)
 	}