diff --git a/mitogen/lxc.py b/mitogen/lxc.py
index 4d6c21db..71b12221 100644
--- a/mitogen/lxc.py
+++ b/mitogen/lxc.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Stream(mitogen.parent.Stream):
         super(Stream, self).construct(**kwargs)
         self.container = container
         if lxc_attach_path:
-            self.lxc_attach_path = lxc_attach_apth
+            self.lxc_attach_path = lxc_attach_path
 
     def connect(self):
         super(Stream, self).connect()
diff --git a/tests/data/fake_lxc.py b/tests/data/fake_lxc.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2fedb961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/fake_lxc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+os.environ['ORIGINAL_ARGV'] = repr(sys.argv)
+os.execv(sys.executable, sys.argv[sys.argv.index('--') + 1:])
diff --git a/tests/data/fake_lxc_attach.py b/tests/data/fake_lxc_attach.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2fedb961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/fake_lxc_attach.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+os.environ['ORIGINAL_ARGV'] = repr(sys.argv)
+os.execv(sys.executable, sys.argv[sys.argv.index('--') + 1:])
diff --git a/tests/lxc_test.py b/tests/lxc_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a30cd186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lxc_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import os
+
+import mitogen
+
+import unittest2
+
+import testlib
+
+
+def has_subseq(seq, subseq):
+    return any(seq[x:x+len(subseq)] == subseq for x in range(0, len(seq)))
+
+
+class FakeLxcAttachTest(testlib.RouterMixin, unittest2.TestCase):
+    def test_okay(self):
+        lxc_attach_path = testlib.data_path('fake_lxc_attach.py')
+        context = self.router.lxc(
+            container='container_name',
+            lxc_attach_path=lxc_attach_path,
+        )
+
+        argv = eval(context.call(os.getenv, 'ORIGINAL_ARGV'))
+        self.assertEquals(argv[0], lxc_attach_path)
+        self.assertTrue('--clear-env' in argv)
+        self.assertTrue(has_subseq(argv, ['--name', 'container_name']))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest2.main()
diff --git a/tests/lxd_test.py b/tests/lxd_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5e4c485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lxd_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+
+import mitogen
+
+import unittest2
+
+import testlib
+
+
+class FakeLxcTest(testlib.RouterMixin, unittest2.TestCase):
+    def test_okay(self):
+        lxc_path = testlib.data_path('fake_lxc.py')
+        context = self.router.lxd(
+            container='container_name',
+            lxc_path=lxc_path,
+        )
+
+        argv = eval(context.call(os.getenv, 'ORIGINAL_ARGV'))
+        self.assertEquals(argv[0], lxc_path)
+        self.assertEquals(argv[1], 'exec')
+        self.assertEquals(argv[2], '--force-noninteractive')
+        self.assertEquals(argv[3], 'container_name')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest2.main()