diff --git a/apis/docker/src/main/java/org/jclouds/docker/domain/Container.java b/apis/docker/src/main/java/org/jclouds/docker/domain/Container.java
index 0f0c727b18..4e7c059c9d 100644
--- a/apis/docker/src/main/java/org/jclouds/docker/domain/Container.java
+++ b/apis/docker/src/main/java/org/jclouds/docker/domain/Container.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 import org.jclouds.javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import java.beans.ConstructorProperties;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ public class Container {
               Objects.equal(this.name, that.name) &&
               Objects.equal(this.created, that.created) &&
               Objects.equal(this.path, that.path) &&
-              Objects.equal(this.args, that.args) &&
+              Arrays.equals(this.args, that.args) &&
               Objects.equal(this.containerConfig, that.containerConfig) &&
               Objects.equal(this.state, that.state) &&
               Objects.equal(this.image, that.image) &&