diff --git a/storage/influxdb/influxdb.go b/storage/influxdb/influxdb.go
index d9b38644..0db75488 100644
--- a/storage/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/storage/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ const (
 	colCpuInstantUsage string = "cpu_instant_usage"
 	// Optional: Instant per core usage
 	colPerCoreInstantUsagePrefix string = "per_core_instant_usage_core_"
+	// Cumulative count of bytes received.
+	colRxBytes string = "rx_bytes"
+	// Cumulative count of receive errors encountered.
+	colRxErrors string = "rx_errors"
+	// Cumulative count of bytes transmitted.
+	colTxBytes string = "tx_bytes"
+	// Cumulative count of transmit errors encountered.
+	colTxErrors string = "tx_errors"
 )
 
 func (self *influxdbStorage) containerStatsToValues(
@@ -79,7 +87,11 @@ func (self *influxdbStorage) containerStatsToValues(
 
 	// Container name
 	columns = append(columns, colContainerName)
-	values = append(values, ref.Name)
+	if len(ref.Aliases) > 0 {
+		values = append(values, ref.Aliases[0])
+	} else {
+		values = append(values, ref.Name)
+	}
 
 	// Cumulative Cpu Usage
 	columns = append(columns, colCpuCumulativeUsage)
@@ -117,6 +129,21 @@ func (self *influxdbStorage) containerStatsToValues(
 	columns = append(columns, colMemoryHierarchicalPgmajfault)
 	values = append(values, stats.Memory.HierarchicalData.Pgmajfault)
 
+	// Optional: Network stats.
+	if stats.Network != nil {
+		columns = append(columns, colRxBytes)
+		values = append(values, stats.Network.RxBytes)
+
+		columns = append(columns, colRxErrors)
+		values = append(values, stats.Network.RxErrors)
+
+		columns = append(columns, colTxBytes)
+		values = append(values, stats.Network.TxBytes)
+
+		columns = append(columns, colTxErrors)
+		values = append(values, stats.Network.TxErrors)
+	}
+
 	// per cpu cumulative usage
 	for i, u := range stats.Cpu.Usage.PerCpu {
 		columns = append(columns, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", colPerCoreCumulativeUsagePrefix, i))
@@ -127,6 +154,7 @@ func (self *influxdbStorage) containerStatsToValues(
 	if err != nil || sample == nil {
 		return columns, values
 	}
+	// DO NOT ADD ANY STATS BELOW THAT ARE NOT PART OF SAMPLING
 
 	// Optional: sample duration. Unit: Nanosecond.
 	columns = append(columns, colSampleDuration)
@@ -180,8 +208,9 @@ func convertToUint64(v interface{}) (uint64, error) {
 
 func (self *influxdbStorage) valuesToContainerStats(columns []string, values []interface{}) (*info.ContainerStats, error) {
 	stats := &info.ContainerStats{
-		Cpu:    &info.CpuStats{},
-		Memory: &info.MemoryStats{},
+		Cpu:     &info.CpuStats{},
+		Memory:  &info.MemoryStats{},
+		Network: &info.NetworkStats{},
 	}
 	perCoreUsage := make(map[int]uint64, 32)
 	var err error
@@ -227,6 +256,14 @@ func (self *influxdbStorage) valuesToContainerStats(columns []string, values []i
 		// hierarchical major page fault
 		case col == colMemoryHierarchicalPgmajfault:
 			stats.Memory.HierarchicalData.Pgmajfault, err = convertToUint64(v)
+		case col == colRxBytes:
+			stats.Network.RxBytes, err = convertToUint64(v)
+		case col == colRxErrors:
+			stats.Network.RxErrors, err = convertToUint64(v)
+		case col == colTxBytes:
+			stats.Network.TxBytes, err = convertToUint64(v)
+		case col == colTxErrors:
+			stats.Network.TxErrors, err = convertToUint64(v)
 		case strings.HasPrefix(col, colPerCoreCumulativeUsagePrefix):
 			idxStr := col[len(colPerCoreCumulativeUsagePrefix):]
 			idx, err := strconv.Atoi(idxStr)
@@ -310,7 +347,6 @@ func (self *influxdbStorage) AddStats(ref info.ContainerReference, stats *info.C
 		return nil
 	}
 	series.Columns, series.Points[0] = self.containerStatsToValues(ref, stats)
-
 	self.prevStats = stats.Copy(self.prevStats)
 	err := self.client.WriteSeries([]*influxdb.Series{series})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/test/storagetests.go b/storage/test/storagetests.go
index ac367f18..b2609747 100644
--- a/storage/test/storagetests.go
+++ b/storage/test/storagetests.go
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ func buildTrace(cpu, mem []uint64, duration time.Duration) []*info.ContainerStat
 
 		stats.Memory.Usage = mem[i]
 
+		stats.Network = new(info.NetworkStats)
+		stats.Network.RxBytes = uint64(rand.Intn(10000))
+		stats.Network.RxErrors = uint64(rand.Intn(1000))
+		stats.Network.TxBytes = uint64(rand.Intn(100000))
+		stats.Network.TxErrors = uint64(rand.Intn(1000))
 		ret[i] = stats
 	}
 	return ret
@@ -98,6 +103,9 @@ func DefaultStatsEq(a, b *info.ContainerStats) bool {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(a.Memory, b.Memory) {
 		return false
 	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(a.Network, b.Network) {
+		return false
+	}
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +442,7 @@ func StorageDriverTestRetrieveAllRecentStats(driver TestStorageDriver, t *testin
 		t.Fatal("should at least store one stats")
 	}
 	if len(recentStats) > N {
-		t.Fatalf("returned %v stats, not 100.", len(recentStats))
+		t.Fatalf("returned %v stats, not %d.", len(recentStats), N)
 	}
 
 	actualRecentStats := trace[len(trace)-len(recentStats):]