diff --git a/knife-docker.gemspec b/knife-docker.gemspec
index 841d0a9..bbb01e8 100644
--- a/knife-docker.gemspec
+++ b/knife-docker.gemspec
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage = "http://github.com/ema/knife-docker"
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   s.add_dependency(%q<chef>, [">= 0.10.0"])
+  s.add_runtime_dependency("docker-api", "~> 1.13", ">= 1.13.2")
 end
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/docker_delete.rb b/lib/chef/knife/docker_delete.rb
index 5569101..e526e7b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/docker_delete.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/docker_delete.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 require 'chef/knife'
 require 'chef/node'
 require 'chef/api_client'
+require 'docker'
 
 module ChefDocker
   class DockerDelete < Chef::Knife
@@ -38,21 +39,15 @@ def run
         exit 1
       end
 
-      running_containers = []
-
-      `docker ps`.split(/\n/).each do |c|
-        if c =~ /^[\d\w]{12}\s/
-          running_containers.push c.split[0]
-        end
-      end
-
       @name_args.each do |name|
-        unless running_containers.include? name
+        begin
+          container = Docker::Container.get(name)
+        rescue Docker::Error::NotFoundError => error
           ui.warn("Container #{name} does not exist")
           next
         end
 
-        delete name
+        delete(container)
       end
     end
 
@@ -67,12 +62,12 @@ def destroy_item(klass, name, type_name)
     end
 
     def delete(container)
-      `docker stop #{container}`
-      `docker rm #{container}`
+      container.stop()
+      container.delete()
 
       if config[:_purge]
-        destroy_item(Chef::Node, container, "node")
-        destroy_item(Chef::ApiClient, container, "client")
+        destroy_item(Chef::Node, container.id, "node")
+        destroy_item(Chef::ApiClient, container.id, "client")
       end
     end
   end