diff --git a/static/js/services/container-service.js b/static/js/services/container-service.js
index a62bb5835..9c3fc447e 100644
--- a/static/js/services/container-service.js
+++ b/static/js/services/container-service.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function(ApiService, $timeout, Restangular) {
 
   containerService.checkStatus = function(callback, opt_config) {
     var errorHandler = function(resp) {
-      if (resp.status == 404 || resp.status == 502) {
+      if (resp.status == 404 || resp.status == 502 || resp.status == -1) {
         // Container has not yet come back up, so we schedule another check.
         containerService.scheduleStatusCheck(callback, opt_config);
         return;