diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a2a843b6..89a4ec0c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Sample `container.json` file:
 ```json
 {
     "hostname": "koye",
+    "tty": true,
     "environment": [
         "HOME=/",
         "PATH=PATH=$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ Sample `container.json` file:
     "cgroups": {
         "name": "docker-koye",
         "parent": "docker",
-        "memory": 524800
+        "memory": 5248000
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -72,11 +73,9 @@ rootfs and copy a `container.json` file into the directory with your specified c
 
 To execution `/bin/bash` in the current directory as a container just run:
 ```bash
-nsinit -tty exec /bin/bash
+nsinit exec /bin/bash
 ```
 
-If you want a proper tty setup inside the new container you must use the `-tty` flag when running nsinit.
-
 If you wish to spawn another process inside the container while your current bash session is 
 running just run the exact same command again to get another bash shell or change the command.  If the original process dies, PID 1, all other processes spawned inside the container will also be killed and the namespace will be removed. 
 
diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index e6e4b4747..3c1b62b65 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	User         string          `json:"user,omitempty"`         // user to execute the process as
 	WorkingDir   string          `json:"working_dir,omitempty"`  // current working directory
 	Env          []string        `json:"environment,omitempty"`  // environment to set
+	Tty          bool            `json:"tty,omitempty"`          // setup a proper tty or not
 	Namespaces   Namespaces      `json:"namespaces,omitempty"`   // namespaces to apply
 	Capabilities Capabilities    `json:"capabilities,omitempty"` // capabilities to drop
 	Network      *Network        `json:"network,omitempty"`      // nil for host's network stack
diff --git a/container.json b/container.json
index c1a07dc55..07e52df42 100644
--- a/container.json
+++ b/container.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "hostname": "koye",
+    "tty": true,
     "environment": [
         "HOME=/",
         "PATH=PATH=$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
@@ -38,6 +39,6 @@
     "cgroups": {
         "name": "docker-koye",
         "parent": "docker",
-        "memory": 524800
+        "memory": 5248000
     }
 }
diff --git a/nsinit/exec.go b/nsinit/exec.go
index d2b87b66b..e2adf3d4f 100644
--- a/nsinit/exec.go
+++ b/nsinit/exec.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // Exec performes setup outside of a namespace so that a container can be
 // executed.  Exec is a high level function for working with container namespaces.
-func Exec(container *libcontainer.Container, tty bool, args []string) (int, error) {
+func Exec(container *libcontainer.Container, args []string) (int, error) {
 	var (
 		master  *os.File
 		console string
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Exec(container *libcontainer.Container, tty bool, args []string) (int, erro
 		outPipe, errPipe io.ReadCloser
 	)
 
-	if tty {
+	if container.Tty {
 		master, console, err = createMasterAndConsole()
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, err
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func Exec(container *libcontainer.Container, tty bool, args []string) (int, erro
 	system.UsetCloseOnExec(r.Fd())
 
 	command := createCommand(container, console, r.Fd(), args)
-	if !tty {
+	if !container.Tty {
 		if inPipe, err = command.StdinPipe(); err != nil {
 			return -1, err
 		}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func Exec(container *libcontainer.Container, tty bool, args []string) (int, erro
 	w.Close()
 	r.Close()
 
-	if tty {
+	if container.Tty {
 		go io.Copy(os.Stdout, master)
 		go io.Copy(master, os.Stdin)
 
diff --git a/nsinit/nsinit/main.go b/nsinit/nsinit/main.go
index 33a774759..6508a3e9d 100644
--- a/nsinit/nsinit/main.go
+++ b/nsinit/nsinit/main.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	console string
-	tty     bool
 	pipeFd  int
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&console, "console", "", "console (pty slave) path")
-	flag.BoolVar(&tty, "tty", false, "create a tty")
 	flag.IntVar(&pipeFd, "pipe", 0, "sync pipe fd")
 
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 		if nspid > 0 {
 			exitCode, err = nsinit.ExecIn(container, nspid, flag.Args()[1:])
 		} else {
-			exitCode, err = nsinit.Exec(container, tty, flag.Args()[1:])
+			exitCode, err = nsinit.Exec(container, flag.Args()[1:])
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)