diff --git a/manager/machine.go b/manager/machine.go
index 7c26282f..19b10b3a 100644
--- a/manager/machine.go
+++ b/manager/machine.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"flag"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -50,8 +51,13 @@ func getInfoFromFiles(filePaths string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func getMachineInfo(sysFs sysfs.SysFs, fsInfo fs.FsInfo) (*info.MachineInfo, error) {
-	cpuinfo, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/cpuinfo")
+func getMachineInfo(sysFs sysfs.SysFs, fsInfo fs.FsInfo, inHostNamespace bool) (*info.MachineInfo, error) {
+	rootFs := "/"
+	if !inHostNamespace {
+		rootFs = "/rootfs"
+	}
+
+	cpuinfo, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(rootFs, "/proc/cpuinfo"))
 	clockSpeed, err := machine.GetClockSpeed(cpuinfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -98,9 +104,9 @@ func getMachineInfo(sysFs sysfs.SysFs, fsInfo fs.FsInfo) (*info.MachineInfo, err
 		DiskMap:        diskMap,
 		NetworkDevices: netDevices,
 		Topology:       topology,
-		MachineID:      getInfoFromFiles(*machineIdFilePath),
+		MachineID:      getInfoFromFiles(filepath.Join(rootFs, *machineIdFilePath)),
 		SystemUUID:     systemUUID,
-		BootID:         getInfoFromFiles(*bootIdFilePath),
+		BootID:         getInfoFromFiles(filepath.Join(rootFs, *bootIdFilePath)),
 		CloudProvider:  cloudProvider,
 		InstanceType:   instanceType,
 	}
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index ad22666d..121580d6 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func New(memoryCache *memory.InMemoryCache, sysfs sysfs.SysFs, maxHousekeepingIn
 		allowDynamicHousekeeping: allowDynamicHousekeeping,
 	}
 
-	machineInfo, err := getMachineInfo(sysfs, fsInfo)
+	machineInfo, err := getMachineInfo(sysfs, fsInfo, inHostNamespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}