diff --git a/fs/fs.go b/fs/fs.go
index 0c665cc4..a6af45a6 100644
--- a/fs/fs.go
+++ b/fs/fs.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package fs
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -337,6 +336,8 @@ func dockerStatusValue(status [][]string, target string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// Devicemapper thin provisioning is detailed at
+// https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt
 func dockerDMDevice(driverStatus string) (string, uint, uint, uint, error) {
 	var config [][]string
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(driverStatus), &config)
@@ -348,46 +349,77 @@ func dockerDMDevice(driverStatus string) (string, uint, uint, uint, error) {
 		return "", 0, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Could not get dm pool name")
 	}
 
-	dmTable, err := exec.Command("dmsetup", "table", poolName).Output()
+	out, err := exec.Command("dmsetup", "table", poolName).Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, 0, 0, err
 	}
 
-	var (
-		major, minor, dataBlkSize, bkt uint
-		bkts                           string
-	)
-
-	_, err = fmt.Fscanf(bytes.NewReader(dmTable),
-		"%d %d %s %d:%d %d:%d %d %d %d %s",
-		&bkt, &bkt, &bkts, &bkt, &bkt, &major, &minor, &dataBlkSize, &bkt, &bkt, &bkts)
+	major, minor, dataBlkSize, err := parseDMTable(string(out))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, 0, 0, err
 	}
+
 	return poolName, major, minor, dataBlkSize, nil
 }
 
+func parseDMTable(dmTable string) (uint, uint, uint, error) {
+	dmTable = strings.Replace(dmTable, ":", " ", -1)
+	dmFields := strings.Fields(dmTable)
+
+	if len(dmFields) < 8 {
+		return 0, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid dmsetup status output: %s", dmTable)
+	}
+
+	major, err := strconv.ParseUint(dmFields[5], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, 0, err
+	}
+	minor, err := strconv.ParseUint(dmFields[6], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, 0, err
+	}
+	dataBlkSize, err := strconv.ParseUint(dmFields[7], 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	return uint(major), uint(minor), uint(dataBlkSize), nil
+}
+
 func getDMStats(poolName string, dataBlkSize uint) (uint64, uint64, uint64, error) {
-	dmStatus, err := exec.Command("dmsetup", "status", poolName).Output()
+	out, err := exec.Command("dmsetup", "status", poolName).Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, 0, err
 	}
 
-	var (
-		total, used, bkt uint64
-		bkts             string
-	)
-
-	_, err = fmt.Fscanf(bytes.NewReader(dmStatus),
-		"%d %d %s %d %d/%d %d/%d %s %s %s %s",
-		&bkt, &bkt, &bkts, &bkt, &bkt, &bkt, &used, &total, &bkts, &bkts, &bkts, &bkts)
+	used, total, err := parseDMStatus(string(out))
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, 0, err
 	}
 
-	total *= 512 * uint64(dataBlkSize)
 	used *= 512 * uint64(dataBlkSize)
+	total *= 512 * uint64(dataBlkSize)
 	free := total - used
 
 	return total, free, free, nil
 }
+
+func parseDMStatus(dmStatus string) (uint64, uint64, error) {
+	dmStatus = strings.Replace(dmStatus, "/", " ", -1)
+	dmFields := strings.Fields(dmStatus)
+
+	if len(dmFields) < 8 {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid dmsetup status output: %s", dmStatus)
+	}
+
+	used, err := strconv.ParseUint(dmFields[6], 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+	total, err := strconv.ParseUint(dmFields[7], 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	return used, total, nil
+}
diff --git a/fs/fs_test.go b/fs/fs_test.go
index 80b39787..f97ac908 100644
--- a/fs/fs_test.go
+++ b/fs/fs_test.go
@@ -100,3 +100,59 @@ func TestDirUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	as.NoError(err)
 	as.True(expectedSize <= size, "expected dir size to be at-least %d; got size: %d", expectedSize, size)
 }
+
+var dmStatusTests = []struct {
+	dmStatus    string
+	used        uint64
+	total       uint64
+	errExpected bool
+}{
+	{`0 409534464 thin-pool 64085 3705/4161600 88106/3199488 - rw no_discard_passdown queue_if_no_space -`, 88106, 3199488, false},
+	{`0 209715200 thin-pool 707 1215/524288 30282/1638400 - rw discard_passdown`, 30282, 1638400, false},
+	{`Invalid status line`, 0, 0, false},
+}
+
+func TestParseDMStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range dmStatusTests {
+		used, total, err := parseDMStatus(tt.dmStatus)
+		if tt.errExpected && err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMStatus(%q) expected error", tt.dmStatus)
+		}
+		if used != tt.used {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMStatus(%q) wrong used value => %q, want %q", tt.dmStatus, used, tt.used)
+		}
+		if total != tt.total {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMStatus(%q) wrong total value => %q, want %q", tt.dmStatus, total, tt.total)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+var dmTableTests = []struct {
+	dmTable     string
+	major       uint
+	minor       uint
+	dataBlkSize uint
+	errExpected bool
+}{
+	{`0 409534464 thin-pool 253:6 253:7 128 32768 1 skip_block_zeroing`, 253, 7, 128, false},
+	{`0 409534464 thin-pool 253:6 258:9 512 32768 1 skip_block_zeroing otherstuff`, 258, 9, 512, false},
+	{`Invalid status line`, 0, 0, 0, false},
+}
+
+func TestParseDMTable(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range dmTableTests {
+		major, minor, dataBlkSize, err := parseDMTable(tt.dmTable)
+		if tt.errExpected && err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMTable(%q) expected error", tt.dmTable)
+		}
+		if major != tt.major {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMTable(%q) wrong major value => %q, want %q", tt.dmTable, major, tt.major)
+		}
+		if minor != tt.minor {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMTable(%q) wrong minor value => %q, want %q", tt.dmTable, minor, tt.minor)
+		}
+		if dataBlkSize != tt.dataBlkSize {
+			t.Errorf("parseDMTable(%q) wrong dataBlkSize value => %q, want %q", tt.dmTable, dataBlkSize, tt.dataBlkSize)
+		}
+	}
+}