diff --git a/workers/dockerfilebuild.py b/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
index a4de1cc47..9d3e92ae7 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
+++ b/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ def matches_system_error(status_str):
   """ Returns true if the given status string matches a known system error in the
       Docker builder.
   """
-  KNOWN_MATCHES = ['lxc-start: invalid', 'lxc-start: failed to', 'lxc-start: Permission denied']
+  KNOWN_MATCHES = ['lxc-start: invalid', 'lxc-start: failed to', 'lxc-start: Permission denied',
+                   'lxc-start: The container failed']
 
   for match in KNOWN_MATCHES:
-    # 4 because we might have a Unix control code at the start.
-    found = status_str.find(match[0:len(match) + 4])
-    if found >= 0 and found <= 4: 
+    # 10 because we might have a Unix control code at the start.
+    found = status_str.find(match[0:len(match) + 10])
+    if found >= 0 and found <= 10: 
       return True
 
   return False
@@ -613,6 +614,7 @@ class DockerfileBuildWorker(Worker):
 
     except WorkerUnhealthyException as exc:
       # Spawn a notification that the build has failed.
+      log_appender('Worker has become unhealthy. Will retry shortly.', build_logs.ERROR)
       spawn_failure(exc.message, event_data)
       
       # Raise the exception to the queue.
diff --git a/workers/worker.py b/workers/worker.py
index e7750c232..c29d10f41 100644
--- a/workers/worker.py
+++ b/workers/worker.py
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ class Worker(object):
 
       except WorkerUnhealthyException:
         logger.error('The worker has encountered an error and will not take new jobs. Job is being requeued.')
-        self._stop.set()
         self.mark_current_incomplete(restore_retry=True)
+        self._stop.set()
 
       finally:
         # Close the db handle periodically