diff --git a/cmd/podman/service.go b/cmd/podman/service.go
index 4978b5d519..3e0ff927f3 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/service.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/service.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/adapter"
 	api "github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/api/server"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/rootless"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/systemd"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/varlinkapi"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/version"
@@ -50,21 +51,52 @@ func init() {
 	serviceCommand.SetHelpTemplate(HelpTemplate())
 	serviceCommand.SetUsageTemplate(UsageTemplate())
 	flags := serviceCommand.Flags()
-	flags.Int64VarP(&serviceCommand.Timeout, "timeout", "t", 1000, "Time until the service session expires in milliseconds.  Use 0 to disable the timeout")
+	flags.Int64VarP(&serviceCommand.Timeout, "timeout", "t", 5, "Time until the service session expires in seconds.  Use 0 to disable the timeout")
 	flags.BoolVar(&serviceCommand.Varlink, "varlink", false, "Use legacy varlink service instead of REST")
 }
 
 func serviceCmd(c *cliconfig.ServiceValues) error {
-	// For V2, default to the REST socket
-	apiURI := adapter.DefaultAPIAddress
+	apiURI, err := resolveApiURI(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Create a single runtime api consumption
+	runtime, err := libpodruntime.GetRuntimeDisableFDs(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating libpod runtime")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := runtime.Shutdown(false); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to shutdown libpod runtime: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	timeout := time.Duration(c.Timeout) * time.Second
 	if c.Varlink {
-		apiURI = adapter.DefaultVarlinkAddress
+		return runVarlink(runtime, apiURI, timeout, c)
 	}
+	return runREST(runtime, apiURI, timeout)
+}
+
+func resolveApiURI(c *cliconfig.ServiceValues) (string, error) {
+	var apiURI string
 
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
+	// When determining _*THE*_ listening endpoint --
+	// 1) User input wins always
+	// 2) systemd socket activation
+	// 3) rootless honors XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
+	// 4) if varlink -- adapter.DefaultVarlinkAddress
+	// 5) lastly adapter.DefaultAPIAddress
+
+	if len(c.InputArgs) > 0 {
+		apiURI = c.InputArgs[0]
+	} else if ok := systemd.SocketActivated(); ok {
+		apiURI = ""
+	} else if rootless.IsRootless() {
 		xdg, err := util.GetRuntimeDir()
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return "", err
 		}
 		socketName := "podman.sock"
 		if c.Varlink {
@@ -74,53 +106,59 @@ func serviceCmd(c *cliconfig.ServiceValues) error {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Dir(socketDir)); err != nil {
 			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Dir(socketDir), 0755); err != nil {
-					return err
+					return "", err
 				}
 			} else {
-				return err
+				return "", err
 			}
 		}
-		apiURI = fmt.Sprintf("unix:%s", socketDir)
-	}
-
-	if len(c.InputArgs) > 0 {
-		apiURI = c.InputArgs[0]
+		apiURI = "unix:" + socketDir
+	} else if c.Varlink {
+		apiURI = adapter.DefaultVarlinkAddress
+	} else {
+		// For V2, default to the REST socket
+		apiURI = adapter.DefaultAPIAddress
 	}
 
-	logrus.Infof("using API endpoint: %s", apiURI)
-
-	// Create a single runtime api consumption
-	runtime, err := libpodruntime.GetRuntimeDisableFDs(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating libpod runtime")
+	if "" == apiURI {
+		logrus.Info("using systemd socket activation to determine API endpoint")
+	} else {
+		logrus.Infof("using API endpoint: %s", apiURI)
 	}
-	defer runtime.DeferredShutdown(false)
-
-	timeout := time.Duration(c.Timeout) * time.Millisecond
-	if c.Varlink {
-		return runVarlink(runtime, apiURI, timeout, c)
-	}
-	return runREST(runtime, apiURI, timeout)
+	return apiURI, nil
 }
 
 func runREST(r *libpod.Runtime, uri string, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	logrus.Warn("This function is EXPERIMENTAL")
 	fmt.Println("This function is EXPERIMENTAL.")
-	fields := strings.Split(uri, ":")
-	if len(fields) == 1 {
-		return errors.Errorf("%s is an invalid socket destination", uri)
-	}
-	address := strings.Join(fields[1:], ":")
-	l, err := net.Listen(fields[0], address)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to create socket %s", uri)
+
+	var listener *net.Listener
+	if uri != "" {
+		fields := strings.Split(uri, ":")
+		if len(fields) == 1 {
+			return errors.Errorf("%s is an invalid socket destination", uri)
+		}
+		address := strings.Join(fields[1:], ":")
+		l, err := net.Listen(fields[0], address)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to create socket %s", uri)
+		}
+		defer l.Close()
+		listener = &l
 	}
-	defer l.Close()
-	server, err := api.NewServerWithSettings(r, timeout, &l)
+	server, err := api.NewServerWithSettings(r, timeout, listener)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return server.Serve()
+	defer func() {
+		if err := server.Shutdown(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when stopping service: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = server.Serve()
+	logrus.Debugf("%d/%d Active connections/Total connections\n", server.ActiveConnections, server.TotalConnections)
+	return err
 }
 
 func runVarlink(r *libpod.Runtime, uri string, timeout time.Duration, c *cliconfig.ServiceValues) error {
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers.go b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
index cada93829c..170b2e24ed 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod/image"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod/logs"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/adapter/shortcuts"
-	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/systemdgen"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/systemd/generate"
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ func generateServiceName(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues, ctr *libpod.Contain
 
 // generateSystemdgenContainerInfo is a helper to generate a
 // systemdgen.ContainerInfo for `GenerateSystemd`.
-func (r *LocalRuntime) generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues, nameOrID string, pod *libpod.Pod) (*systemdgen.ContainerInfo, bool, error) {
+func (r *LocalRuntime) generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues, nameOrID string, pod *libpod.Pod) (*generate.ContainerInfo, bool, error) {
 	ctr, err := r.Runtime.LookupContainer(nameOrID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c *cliconfig.GenerateSyst
 	}
 
 	name, serviceName := generateServiceName(c, ctr, pod)
-	info := &systemdgen.ContainerInfo{
+	info := &generate.ContainerInfo{
 		ServiceName:       serviceName,
 		ContainerName:     name,
 		RestartPolicy:     c.RestartPolicy,
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c *cliconfig.GenerateSyst
 
 // GenerateSystemd creates a unit file for a container or pod.
 func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (string, error) {
-	opts := systemdgen.Options{
+	opts := generate.Options{
 		Files: c.Files,
 		New:   c.New,
 	}
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (stri
 	if info, found, err := r.generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c, c.InputArgs[0], nil); found && err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	} else if found && err == nil {
-		return systemdgen.CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info, opts)
+		return generate.CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info, opts)
 	}
 
 	// --new does not support pods.
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (stri
 
 	// Traverse the dependency graph and create systemdgen.ContainerInfo's for
 	// each container.
-	containerInfos := []*systemdgen.ContainerInfo{podInfo}
+	containerInfos := []*generate.ContainerInfo{podInfo}
 	for ctr, dependencies := range graph.DependencyMap() {
 		// Skip the infra container as we already generated it.
 		if ctr.ID() == infraID {
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (stri
 		if i > 0 {
 			builder.WriteByte('\n')
 		}
-		out, err := systemdgen.CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info, opts)
+		out, err := generate.CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/types.go b/pkg/api/handlers/types.go
index f5d9f9ad5b..a50f183f7f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/types.go
@@ -351,18 +351,21 @@ func ImageDataToImageInspect(ctx context.Context, l *libpodImage.Image) (*ImageI
 
 func LibpodToContainer(l *libpod.Container, infoData []define.InfoData) (*Container, error) {
 	imageId, imageName := l.Image()
-	sizeRW, err := l.RWSize()
-	if err != nil {
+
+	var (
+		err        error
+		sizeRootFs int64
+		sizeRW     int64
+		state      define.ContainerStatus
+	)
+
+	if state, err = l.State(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	SizeRootFs, err := l.RootFsSize()
-	if err != nil {
+	if sizeRW, err = l.RWSize(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	state, err := l.State()
-	if err != nil {
+	if sizeRootFs, err = l.RootFsSize(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ func LibpodToContainer(l *libpod.Container, infoData []define.InfoData) (*Contai
 		Created:    l.CreatedTime().Unix(),
 		Ports:      nil,
 		SizeRw:     sizeRW,
-		SizeRootFs: SizeRootFs,
+		SizeRootFs: sizeRootFs,
 		Labels:     l.Labels(),
 		State:      string(state),
 		Status:     "",
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/handler_api.go b/pkg/api/server/handler_api.go
index 4b93998ee7..30a1680c96 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/handler_api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/handler_api.go
@@ -2,32 +2,52 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
 
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/api/handlers/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // APIHandler is a wrapper to enhance HandlerFunc's and remove redundant code
-func APIHandler(ctx context.Context, h http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		log.Debugf("APIHandler -- Method: %s URL: %s", r.Method, r.URL.String())
-		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
-			log.Infof("Failed Request: unable to parse form: %q", err)
-		}
+func (s *APIServer) APIHandler(h http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// http.Server hides panics, we want to see them and fix the cause.
+		defer func() {
+			err := recover()
+			if err != nil {
+				buf := make([]byte, 1<<20)
+				n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+				log.Warnf("Recovering from podman handler panic: %v, %s", err, buf[:n])
+				// Try to inform client things went south... won't work if handler already started writing response body
+				utils.InternalServerError(w, fmt.Errorf("%v", err))
+			}
+		}()
+
+		// Wrapper to hide some boiler plate
+		fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			// Connection counting, ugh.  Needed to support the sliding window for idle checking.
+			s.ConnectionCh <- EnterHandler
+			defer func() { s.ConnectionCh <- ExitHandler }()
+
+			log.Debugf("APIHandler -- Method: %s URL: %s (conn %d/%d)",
+				r.Method, r.URL.String(), s.ActiveConnections, s.TotalConnections)
 
-		// TODO: Use ConnContext when ported to go 1.13
-		c := context.WithValue(r.Context(), "decoder", ctx.Value("decoder"))
-		c = context.WithValue(c, "runtime", ctx.Value("runtime"))
-		c = context.WithValue(c, "shutdownFunc", ctx.Value("shutdownFunc"))
-		r = r.WithContext(c)
+			if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+				log.Infof("Failed Request: unable to parse form: %q", err)
+			}
 
-		h(w, r)
+			// TODO: Use r.ConnContext when ported to go 1.13
+			c := context.WithValue(r.Context(), "decoder", s.Decoder)
+			c = context.WithValue(c, "runtime", s.Runtime)
+			c = context.WithValue(c, "shutdownFunc", s.Shutdown)
+			r = r.WithContext(c)
 
-		shutdownFunc := r.Context().Value("shutdownFunc").(func() error)
-		if err := shutdownFunc(); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("Failed to shutdown Server in APIHandler(): %s", err.Error())
+			h(w, r)
 		}
-	})
+		fn(w, r)
+	}
 }
 
 // VersionedPath prepends the version parsing code
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_auth.go b/pkg/api/server/register_auth.go
index 9f312683de..8db1311533 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_auth.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_auth.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterAuthHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/auth"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.UnsupportedHandler))
+func (s *APIServer) registerAuthHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/auth"), s.APIHandler(handlers.UnsupportedHandler))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_containers.go b/pkg/api/server/register_containers.go
index b1facc27ca..39e5dd10b2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_containers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_containers.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+func (s *APIServer) registerContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/create compat containerCreate
 	// ---
 	//   summary: Create a container
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//       $ref: "#/responses/ConflictError"
 	//     500:
 	//       $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.CreateContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/create"), s.APIHandler(handlers.CreateContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /containers/json compat listContainers
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.ListContainers)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/json"), s.APIHandler(generic.ListContainers)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST  /containers/prune compat pruneContainers
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DocsContainerPruneReport"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/prune"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.PruneContainers)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/prune"), s.APIHandler(handlers.PruneContainers)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation DELETE /containers/{name} compat removeContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/ConflictError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.RemoveContainer)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}"), s.APIHandler(generic.RemoveContainer)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 	// swagger:operation GET /containers/{name}/json compat getContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.GetContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/json"), s.APIHandler(generic.GetContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation post /containers/{name}/kill compat killcontainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/ConflictError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/kill"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.KillContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/kill"), s.APIHandler(generic.KillContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /containers/{name}/logs compat LogsFromContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/logs"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.LogsFromContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/logs"), s.APIHandler(generic.LogsFromContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/pause compat pauseContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/pause"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.PauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/rename"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.UnsupportedHandler)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/pause"), s.APIHandler(handlers.PauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/rename"), s.APIHandler(handlers.UnsupportedHandler)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/restart compat restartContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/restart"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.RestartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/restart"), s.APIHandler(handlers.RestartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/start compat startContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/start"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.StartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/start"), s.APIHandler(handlers.StartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /containers/{name}/stats compat statsContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/stats"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.StatsContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/stats"), s.APIHandler(generic.StatsContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/stop compat stopContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/stop"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.StopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/stop"), s.APIHandler(handlers.StopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /containers/{name}/top compat topContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/top"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.TopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/top"), s.APIHandler(handlers.TopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/unpause compat unpauseContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/unpause"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.UnpauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/unpause"), s.APIHandler(handlers.UnpauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/wait compat waitContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/wait"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.WaitContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/wait"), s.APIHandler(generic.WaitContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/attach compat attach
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/attach"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.AttachContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/attach"), s.APIHandler(handlers.AttachContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /containers/{name}/resize compat resize
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -544,13 +544,13 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/resize"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.ResizeContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/resize"), s.APIHandler(handlers.ResizeContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 
 	/*
 		libpod endpoints
 	*/
 
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.CreateContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/create"), s.APIHandler(handlers.CreateContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/json libpod libpodListContainers
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ListContainers)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/json"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ListContainers)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST  /libpod/containers/prune libpod libpodPruneContainers
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DocsLibpodPruneResponse"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/prune"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.PruneContainers)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/prune"), s.APIHandler(handlers.PruneContainers)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/showmounted libpod showMounterContainers
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//       type: string
 	//   500:
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/showmounted"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ShowMountedContainers)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/showmounted"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ShowMountedContainers)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation DELETE /libpod/containers/{name} libpod libpodRemoveContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/ConflictError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.RemoveContainer)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}"), s.APIHandler(libpod.RemoveContainer)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/{name}/json libpod libpodGetContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.GetContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/json"), s.APIHandler(libpod.GetContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/kill libpod libpodKillContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/ConflictError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/kill"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.KillContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/kill"), s.APIHandler(libpod.KillContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/{name}/mount libpod mountContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/mount"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.MountContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/mount"), s.APIHandler(libpod.MountContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/unmount libpod libpodUnmountContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/unmount"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.UnmountContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/unmount"), s.APIHandler(libpod.UnmountContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/{name}/logs libpod libpodLogsFromContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/logs"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.LogsFromContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/logs"), s.APIHandler(generic.LogsFromContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/pause libpod libpodPauseContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name:..*}/pause"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.PauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name:..*}/pause"), s.APIHandler(handlers.PauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/restart libpod libpodRestartContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/restart"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.RestartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/restart"), s.APIHandler(handlers.RestartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/start libpod libpodStartContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/start"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.StartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/start"), s.APIHandler(handlers.StartContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/{name}/stats libpod libpodStatsContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/stats"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.StatsContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/stats"), s.APIHandler(generic.StatsContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/containers/{name}/top libpod libpodTopContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/top"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.TopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/top"), s.APIHandler(handlers.TopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/unpause libpod libpodUnpauseContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/unpause"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.UnpauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/unpause"), s.APIHandler(handlers.UnpauseContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/wait libpod libpodWaitContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/wait"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.WaitContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/wait"), s.APIHandler(libpod.WaitContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/exists libpod containerExists
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/exists"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ContainerExists)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/exists"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ContainerExists)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/stop libpod libpodStopContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/stop"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.StopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/stop"), s.APIHandler(handlers.StopContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/attach libpod libpodAttach
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/attach"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.AttachContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/attach"), s.APIHandler(handlers.AttachContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/containers/{name}/resize libpod libpodResize
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -1158,6 +1158,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterContainersHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchContainer"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/resize"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.ResizeContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/resize"), s.APIHandler(handlers.ResizeContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_distribution.go b/pkg/api/server/register_distribution.go
index b0ac61fb87..f036622247 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_distribution.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_distribution.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterDistributionHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+func (s *APIServer) registerDistributionHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	r.HandleFunc(VersionedPath("/distribution/{name}/json"), handlers.UnsupportedHandler)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_events.go b/pkg/api/server/register_events.go
index 090f663230..a511725b2d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_events.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_events.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterEventsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+func (s *APIServer) registerEventsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	// swagger:operation GET /events system getEvents
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) RegisterEventsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     description: returns a string of json data describing an event
 	//   500:
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/events"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.GetEvents))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/events"), s.APIHandler(handlers.GetEvents))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_exec.go b/pkg/api/server/register_exec.go
index dbf04dc197..581f6f79a3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_exec.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_exec.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//	   description: container is paused
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.CreateExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/containers/{name}/create"), s.APIHandler(handlers.CreateExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /exec/{id}/start compat startExec
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//	   description: container is stopped or paused
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/exec/{id}/start"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.StartExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/exec/{id}/start"), s.APIHandler(handlers.StartExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /exec/{id}/resize compat resizeExec
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchExecInstance"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/exec/{id}/resize"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.ResizeExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/exec/{id}/resize"), s.APIHandler(handlers.ResizeExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /exec/{id}/inspect compat inspectExec
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchExecInstance"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/exec/{id}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.InspectExec)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/exec/{id}/json"), s.APIHandler(handlers.InspectExec)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 
 	/*
 		libpod api follows
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//	   description: container is paused
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.CreateExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/create"), s.APIHandler(handlers.CreateExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/exec/{id}/start libpod libpodStartExec
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//	   description: container is stopped or paused
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/exec/{id}/start"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.StartExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/exec/{id}/start"), s.APIHandler(handlers.StartExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/exec/{id}/resize libpod libpodResizeExec
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchExecInstance"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/exec/{id}/resize"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.ResizeExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/exec/{id}/resize"), s.APIHandler(handlers.ResizeExec)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/exec/{id}/inspect libpod libpodInspectExec
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -324,6 +324,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerExecHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchExecInstance"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/exec/{id}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.InspectExec)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/exec/{id}/json"), s.APIHandler(handlers.InspectExec)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_healthcheck.go b/pkg/api/server/register_healthcheck.go
index 1286324f0c..5466e2905f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_healthcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_healthcheck.go
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *APIServer) registerHealthCheckHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/runhealthcheck"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.RunHealthCheck)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/containers/{name}/runhealthcheck"), s.APIHandler(libpod.RunHealthCheck)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_images.go b/pkg/api/server/register_images.go
index 4706a7c69f..fc6c2571e9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_images.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_images.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchImage"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.CreateImageFromImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost).Queries("fromImage", "{fromImage}")
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.CreateImageFromSrc)).Methods(http.MethodPost).Queries("fromSrc", "{fromSrc}")
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/create"), s.APIHandler(generic.CreateImageFromImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost).Queries("fromImage", "{fromImage}")
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/create"), s.APIHandler(generic.CreateImageFromSrc)).Methods(http.MethodPost).Queries("fromSrc", "{fromSrc}")
 	// swagger:operation GET /images/json compat listImages
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DockerImageSummary"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.GetImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/json"), s.APIHandler(generic.GetImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /images/load compat importImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     description: no error
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/load"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.LoadImages)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/load"), s.APIHandler(generic.LoadImages)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /images/prune compat pruneImages
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DocsImageDeleteResponse"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/prune"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.PruneImages)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/prune"), s.APIHandler(generic.PruneImages)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /images/search compat searchImages
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DocsSearchResponse"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/search"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.SearchImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/search"), s.APIHandler(handlers.SearchImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation DELETE /images/{name} compat removeImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/ConflictError'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.RemoveImage)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}"), s.APIHandler(handlers.RemoveImage)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 	// swagger:operation GET /images/{name}/get compat exportImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//      format: binary
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/get"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.ExportImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/get"), s.APIHandler(generic.ExportImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /images/{name}/history compat imageHistory
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchImage"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/history"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.HistoryImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/history"), s.APIHandler(handlers.HistoryImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /images/{name}/json compat inspectImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchImage"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.GetImage))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/json"), s.APIHandler(generic.GetImage))
 	// swagger:operation POST /images/{name}/tag compat tagImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/ConflictError'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/tag"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.TagImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/images/{name}/tag"), s.APIHandler(handlers.TagImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /commit/ compat commitContainer
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/NoSuchImage'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/commit"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.CommitContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/commit"), s.APIHandler(generic.CommitContainer)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 
 	// swagger:operation POST /build images buildImage
 	// ---
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/build"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.BuildImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/build"), s.APIHandler(handlers.BuildImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	/*
 		libpod endpoints
 	*/
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/NoSuchImage'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/exists"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ImageExists))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/exists"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ImageExists))
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/images/{name}/tree libpod libpodImageTree
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/NoSuchImage'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/tree"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ImageTree))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/tree"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ImageTree))
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/images/{name}/history libpod libpodImageHistory
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/NoSuchImage'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/history"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.HistoryImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/history"), s.APIHandler(handlers.HistoryImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/images/json libpod libpodListImages
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DockerImageSummary"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.GetImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/json"), s.APIHandler(libpod.GetImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/images/load libpod libpodImagesLoad
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/load"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ImagesLoad)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/load"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ImagesLoad)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/images/import libpod libpodImagesImport
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/import"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ImagesImport)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/import"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ImagesImport)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/images/pull libpod libpodImagesPull
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/pull"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ImagesPull)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/pull"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ImagesPull)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/images/prune libpod libpodPruneImages
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/DocsImageDeleteResponse"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/prune"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PruneImages)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/prune"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PruneImages)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/images/search libpod libpodSearchImages
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/DocsSearchResponse"
 	//   500:
 	//      $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/search"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.SearchImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/search"), s.APIHandler(handlers.SearchImages)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation DELETE /libpod/images/{name} libpod libpodRemoveImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/ConflictError'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.RemoveImage)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}"), s.APIHandler(handlers.RemoveImage)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/images/{name}/get libpod libpoodExportImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/NoSuchImage'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/get"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ExportImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/get"), s.APIHandler(libpod.ExportImage)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/images/{name}/json libpod libpodInspectImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/NoSuchImage'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.GetImage))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/json"), s.APIHandler(libpod.GetImage))
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/images/{name}/tag libpod libpodTagImage
 	// ---
 	// tags:
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerImagesHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/ConflictError'
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: '#/responses/InternalError'
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/tag"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.TagImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/images/{name}/tag"), s.APIHandler(handlers.TagImage)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_info.go b/pkg/api/server/register_info.go
index 8c50fed7fd..36c467cc3c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_info.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_info.go
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerInfoHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     description: to be determined
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/info"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.GetInfo)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/info"), s.APIHandler(generic.GetInfo)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_monitor.go b/pkg/api/server/register_monitor.go
index e6c2354198..dbe0d27ce0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_monitor.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterMonitorHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/monitor"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.UnsupportedHandler))
+func (s *APIServer) registerMonitorHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/monitor"), s.APIHandler(handlers.UnsupportedHandler))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_ping.go b/pkg/api/server/register_ping.go
index 086e674a11..349a8a71ac 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_ping.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_ping.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 func (s *APIServer) registerPingHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 
-	r.Handle("/_ping", APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	r.Handle("/_ping", APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodHead)
+	r.Handle("/_ping", s.APIHandler(handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle("/_ping", s.APIHandler(handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodHead)
 
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/_ping libpod libpodPingGet
 	// ---
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPingHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//               determine if talking to Podman engine or another engine
 	//     500:
 	//       $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle("/libpod/_ping", APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	r.Handle("/libpod/_ping", APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodHead)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/_ping", s.APIHandler(handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/_ping", s.APIHandler(handlers.Ping)).Methods(http.MethodHead)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_plugins.go b/pkg/api/server/register_plugins.go
index 7fd6b9c4c9..479a79d1f6 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_plugins.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterPluginsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/plugins"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.UnsupportedHandler))
+func (s *APIServer) registerPluginsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/plugins"), s.APIHandler(handlers.UnsupportedHandler))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_pods.go b/pkg/api/server/register_pods.go
index 974568d474..1c74867111 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_pods.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/BadParamError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.Pods)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/create"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodCreate)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/json"), s.APIHandler(libpod.Pods)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/create"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodCreate)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/prune pods PrunePods
 	// ---
 	// summary: Prune unused pods
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     description: pod already exists
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/prune"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodPrune)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/prune"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodPrune)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation DELETE /libpod/pods/{name} pods removePod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Remove pod
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodDelete)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodDelete)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/pods/{name}/json pods inspectPod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Inspect pod
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//      $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/json"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodInspect)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/json"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodInspect)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation GET /libpod/pods/{name}/exists pods podExists
 	// ---
 	// summary: Pod exists
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/exists"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodExists)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/exists"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodExists)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/{name}/kill pods killPod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Kill a pod
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/ConflictError"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/kill"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodKill)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/kill"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodKill)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/{name}/pause pods pausePod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Pause a pod
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/pause"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodPause)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/pause"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodPause)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/{name}/restart pods restartPod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Restart a pod
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/restart"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodRestart)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/restart"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodRestart)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/{name}/start pods startPod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Start a pod
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/start"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodStart)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/start"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodStart)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/{name}/stop pods stopPod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Stop a pod
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/stop"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodStop)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/stop"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodStop)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation POST /libpod/pods/{name}/unpause pods unpausePod
 	// ---
 	// summary: Unpause a pod
@@ -243,6 +243,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPodsHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchPod"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/unpause"), APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PodUnpause)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/libpod/pods/{name}/unpause"), s.APIHandler(libpod.PodUnpause)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_swarm.go b/pkg/api/server/register_swarm.go
index 63d8acfde2..e37ac4e418 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_swarm.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_swarm.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-func (s *APIServer) RegisterSwarmHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
+func (s *APIServer) registerSwarmHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	r.PathPrefix("/v{version:[0-9.]+}/configs/").HandlerFunc(noSwarm)
 	r.PathPrefix("/v{version:[0-9.]+}/nodes/").HandlerFunc(noSwarm)
 	r.PathPrefix("/v{version:[0-9.]+}/secrets/").HandlerFunc(noSwarm)
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_system.go b/pkg/api/server/register_system.go
index f0eaeffd21..73f0fb470c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_system.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_system.go
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *APIServer) registerSystemHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/system/df"), APIHandler(s.Context, generic.GetDiskUsage))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/system/df"), s.APIHandler(generic.GetDiskUsage))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_version.go b/pkg/api/server/register_version.go
index d3b47c2a92..c8f9dcede1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_version.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_version.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *APIServer) registerVersionHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
-	r.Handle("/version", APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.VersionHandler))
-	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/version"), APIHandler(s.Context, handlers.VersionHandler))
+	r.Handle("/version", s.APIHandler(handlers.VersionHandler))
+	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/version"), s.APIHandler(handlers.VersionHandler))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_volumes.go b/pkg/api/server/register_volumes.go
index d34c712389..1ccf92b46f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_volumes.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerVolumeHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     description: tbd
 	//   '500':
 	//      "$ref": "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/create", APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.CreateVolume)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
-	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/json", APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.ListVolumes)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/create", s.APIHandler(libpod.CreateVolume)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/json", s.APIHandler(libpod.ListVolumes)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation POST /volumes/prune volumes pruneVolumes
 	// ---
 	// summary: Prune volumes
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerVolumeHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     description: no error
 	//   '500':
 	//      "$ref": "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/prune", APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.PruneVolumes)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/prune", s.APIHandler(libpod.PruneVolumes)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	// swagger:operation GET /volumes/{name}/json volumes inspectVolume
 	// ---
 	// summary: Inspect volume
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerVolumeHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//       "$ref": "#/responses/NoSuchVolume"
 	//   '500':
 	//      "$ref": "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/{name}/json", APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.InspectVolume)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/{name}/json", s.APIHandler(libpod.InspectVolume)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	// swagger:operation DELETE /volumes/{name} volumes removeVolume
 	// ---
 	// summary: Remove volume
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerVolumeHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/NoSuchVolume"
 	//   500:
 	//     $ref: "#/responses/InternalError"
-	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/{name}", APIHandler(s.Context, libpod.RemoveVolume)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.Handle("/libpod/volumes/{name}", s.APIHandler(libpod.RemoveVolume)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/server.go b/pkg/api/server/server.go
index 2c709bc594..e7b2a5525b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/server.go
@@ -20,20 +20,26 @@ import (
 )
 
 type APIServer struct {
-	http.Server        // The  HTTP work happens here
-	*schema.Decoder    // Decoder for Query parameters to structs
-	context.Context    // Context to carry objects to handlers
-	*libpod.Runtime    // Where the real work happens
-	net.Listener       // mux for routing HTTP API calls to libpod routines
-	context.CancelFunc // Stop APIServer
-	*time.Timer        // Hold timer for sliding window
-	time.Duration      // Duration of client access sliding window
+	http.Server                 // The  HTTP work happens here
+	*schema.Decoder             // Decoder for Query parameters to structs
+	context.Context             // Context to carry objects to handlers
+	*libpod.Runtime             // Where the real work happens
+	net.Listener                // mux for routing HTTP API calls to libpod routines
+	context.CancelFunc          // Stop APIServer
+	*time.Timer                 // Hold timer for sliding window
+	time.Duration               // Duration of client access sliding window
+	ActiveConnections  uint64   // Number of handlers holding a connection
+	TotalConnections   uint64   // Number of connections handled
+	ConnectionCh       chan int // Channel for signalling handler enter/exit
 }
 
 // Number of seconds to wait for next request, if exceeded shutdown server
 const (
 	DefaultServiceDuration   = 300 * time.Second
 	UnlimitedServiceDuration = 0 * time.Second
+	EnterHandler             = 1
+	ExitHandler              = -1
+	NOOPHandler              = 0
 )
 
 // NewServer will create and configure a new API server with all defaults
@@ -68,31 +74,19 @@ func newServer(runtime *libpod.Runtime, duration time.Duration, listener *net.Li
 		Server: http.Server{
 			Handler:           router,
 			ReadHeaderTimeout: 20 * time.Second,
-			ReadTimeout:       20 * time.Second,
-			WriteTimeout:      2 * time.Minute,
+			IdleTimeout:       duration,
 		},
-		Decoder:    handlers.NewAPIDecoder(),
-		Context:    nil,
-		Runtime:    runtime,
-		Listener:   *listener,
-		CancelFunc: nil,
-		Duration:   duration,
+		Decoder:      handlers.NewAPIDecoder(),
+		Runtime:      runtime,
+		Listener:     *listener,
+		Duration:     duration,
+		ConnectionCh: make(chan int),
 	}
+
 	server.Timer = time.AfterFunc(server.Duration, func() {
-		if err := server.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-			logrus.Errorf("unable to shutdown server: %q", err)
-		}
+		server.ConnectionCh <- NOOPHandler
 	})
 
-	ctx, cancelFn := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	server.CancelFunc = cancelFn
-
-	// TODO: Use ConnContext when ported to go 1.13
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "decoder", server.Decoder)
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "runtime", runtime)
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "shutdownFunc", server.Shutdown)
-	server.Context = ctx
-
 	router.NotFoundHandler = http.HandlerFunc(
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			// We can track user errors...
@@ -102,20 +96,19 @@ func newServer(runtime *libpod.Runtime, duration time.Duration, listener *net.Li
 	)
 
 	for _, fn := range []func(*mux.Router) error{
-		server.RegisterAuthHandlers,
-		server.RegisterContainersHandlers,
-		server.RegisterDistributionHandlers,
+		server.registerAuthHandlers,
+		server.registerContainersHandlers,
+		server.registerDistributionHandlers,
 		server.registerExecHandlers,
-		server.RegisterEventsHandlers,
+		server.registerEventsHandlers,
 		server.registerHealthCheckHandlers,
 		server.registerImagesHandlers,
 		server.registerInfoHandlers,
-		server.RegisterMonitorHandlers,
+		server.registerMonitorHandlers,
 		server.registerPingHandlers,
-		server.RegisterPluginsHandlers,
+		server.registerPluginsHandlers,
 		server.registerPodsHandlers,
-		server.RegisterSwaggerHandlers,
-		server.RegisterSwarmHandlers,
+		server.registerSwarmHandlers,
 		server.registerSystemHandlers,
 		server.registerVersionHandlers,
 		server.registerVolumeHandlers,
@@ -145,7 +138,41 @@ func newServer(runtime *libpod.Runtime, duration time.Duration, listener *net.Li
 
 // Serve starts responding to HTTP requests
 func (s *APIServer) Serve() error {
-	defer s.CancelFunc()
+	// stalker to count the connections.  Should the timer expire it will shutdown the service.
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case delta := <-s.ConnectionCh:
+				// Always stop the current timer, things will change...
+				s.Timer.Stop()
+				switch delta {
+				case EnterHandler:
+					s.ActiveConnections += 1
+					s.TotalConnections += 1
+				case ExitHandler:
+					s.ActiveConnections -= 1
+					if s.ActiveConnections == 0 {
+						// Server will be shutdown iff the timer expires before being reset or stopped
+						s.Timer = time.AfterFunc(s.Duration, func() {
+							if err := s.Shutdown(); err != nil {
+								logrus.Errorf("Failed to shutdown APIServer: %v", err)
+								os.Exit(1)
+							}
+						})
+					} else {
+						s.Timer.Reset(s.Duration)
+					}
+				case NOOPHandler:
+					// push the check out another duration...
+					s.Timer.Reset(s.Duration)
+				default:
+					logrus.Errorf("ConnectionCh received unsupported input %d", delta)
+				}
+			default:
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
 
 	sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
@@ -155,6 +182,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) Serve() error {
 		err := s.Server.Serve(s.Listener)
 		if err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
 			errChan <- errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to start APIServer")
+			return
 		}
 		errChan <- nil
 	}()
@@ -171,27 +199,23 @@ func (s *APIServer) Serve() error {
 
 // Shutdown is a clean shutdown waiting on existing clients
 func (s *APIServer) Shutdown() error {
-	// Duration == 0 flags no auto-shutdown of server
+	// Duration == 0 flags no auto-shutdown of the server
 	if s.Duration == 0 {
+		logrus.Debug("APIServer.Shutdown ignored as Duration == 0")
 		return nil
 	}
+	logrus.Debugf("APIServer.Shutdown called %v, conn %d/%d", time.Now(), s.ActiveConnections, s.TotalConnections)
 
-	// We're still in the sliding service window
-	if s.Timer.Stop() {
-		s.Timer.Reset(s.Duration)
-		return nil
-	}
+	// Gracefully shutdown server
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), s.Duration)
+	defer cancel()
 
-	// We've been idle for the service window, really shutdown
 	go func() {
-		err := s.Server.Shutdown(s.Context)
+		err := s.Server.Shutdown(ctx)
 		if err != nil && err != context.Canceled {
 			logrus.Errorf("Failed to cleanly shutdown APIServer: %s", err.Error())
 		}
 	}()
-
-	// Wait for graceful shutdown vs. just killing connections and dropping data
-	<-s.Context.Done()
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/activation.go b/pkg/systemd/activation.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8b2389dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/systemd/activation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package systemd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// SocketActivated determine if podman is running under the socket activation protocol
+func SocketActivated() bool {
+	pid, pid_found := os.LookupEnv("LISTEN_PID")
+	fds, fds_found := os.LookupEnv("LISTEN_FDS")
+	fdnames, fdnames_found := os.LookupEnv("LISTEN_FDNAMES")
+
+	if !(pid_found && fds_found && fdnames_found) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	p, err := strconv.Atoi(pid)
+	if err != nil || p != os.Getpid() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	nfds, err := strconv.Atoi(fds)
+	if err != nil || nfds < 1 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// First available file descriptor is always 3.
+	if nfds > 1 {
+		names := strings.Split(fdnames, ":")
+		for _, n := range names {
+			if strings.Contains(n, "podman") {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go
rename to pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go
index 26b3b37566..4043478282 100644
--- a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package systemdgen
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
diff --git a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go
rename to pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go
index ee24294077..b74b75258d 100644
--- a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package systemdgen
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"testing"