diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
index 9bf63c41..27053ea4 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import shlex
 import aiohttp
 import subprocess
 import os
+import re
 
 from gns3server.utils.asyncio.telnet_server import AsyncioTelnetServer
 from gns3server.utils.asyncio.raw_command_server import AsyncioRawCommandServer
@@ -255,12 +256,15 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
         self._volumes = ["/etc/network"]
         volumes = list((image_info.get("Config", {}).get("Volumes") or {}).keys())
         for volume in self._extra_volumes:
-            if not volume.strip() or volume[0] != "/":
-                raise DockerError("Additional volume '{}' has invalid format.".format(volume))
+            if not volume.strip() or volume[0] != "/" or volume.find("..") >= 0:
+                raise DockerError("Persistent volume '{}' has invalid format. It must start with a '/' and not contain '..'.".format(volume))
         volumes.extend(self._extra_volumes)
+        # define lambdas for validation checks
+        nf = lambda x: re.sub(r"//+", "/", (x if x.endswith("/") else x + "/"))
+        incompatible = lambda v1, v2: nf(v1).startswith(nf(v2)) or nf(v2).startswith(nf(v1))
         for volume in volumes:
-            if volume in self._volumes:
-                raise DockerError("Duplicate persistent volume {}".format(volume))
+            if [ v for v in self._volumes if incompatible(v, volume) ] :
+                raise DockerError("Duplicate persistent volume {} detected.\n\nVolumes specified in docker image as well as user specified persistent volumes must be unique.".format(volume))
             source = os.path.join(self.working_dir, os.path.relpath(volume, "/"))
             os.makedirs(source, exist_ok=True)
             binds.append("{}:/gns3volumes{}".format(source, volume))
diff --git a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
index dc92fee9..0f05fe59 100644
--- a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
@@ -483,6 +483,18 @@ def test_create_with_extra_volumes_invalid_format_2(loop, project, manager):
             with pytest.raises(DockerError):
                 loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vm.create()))
 
+def test_create_with_extra_volumes_invalid_format_3(loop, project, manager):
+
+    response = {
+        "Id": "e90e34656806",
+        "Warnings": []
+    }
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.list_images", return_value=[{"image": "ubuntu"}]) as mock_list_images:
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
+            vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol1/.."])
+            with pytest.raises(DockerError):
+                loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vm.create()))
+
 def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_1_image(loop, project, manager):
 
     response = {
@@ -512,6 +524,30 @@ def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_2_user(loop, project, manager):
             with pytest.raises(DockerError):
                 loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vm.create()))
 
+def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_3_subdir(loop, project, manager):
+
+    response = {
+        "Id": "e90e34656806",
+        "Warnings": [],
+    }
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.list_images", return_value=[{"image": "ubuntu"}]) as mock_list_images:
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
+            vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol/1/", "/vol"])
+            with pytest.raises(DockerError):
+                loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vm.create()))
+
+def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_4_backslash(loop, project, manager):
+
+    response = {
+        "Id": "e90e34656806",
+        "Warnings": [],
+    }
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.list_images", return_value=[{"image": "ubuntu"}]) as mock_list_images:
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
+            vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol//", "/vol"])
+            with pytest.raises(DockerError):
+                loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vm.create()))
+
 def test_create_with_extra_volumes(loop, project, manager):
 
     response = {