diff --git a/routes/start.js b/routes/start.js
index a0c3f30..8fa088f 100644
--- a/routes/start.js
+++ b/routes/start.js
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ var docker = require('../bin/dockerode');
 
 
 router.get('/:id', (req, res, next) => {
-  getContainer(id).then(data => {
-    res.send(data);
-  });
+  if (req.params.id.startsWith("mc") == true) {
+    startContainer(req.params.id).then(data => {
+      res.send(data);
+    });
+  }
+  else {
+    res.send("not whitelisted");
+  }
 });
 
 
-function getContainer(containername) {
+function startContainer(containername) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const container = docker.getContainer(containername);
-    container.inspect((err, data) => {
+    container.start((err, data) => {
       resolve({ err, data });
     });
   })
diff --git a/routes/status.js b/routes/status.js
index a0c3f30..fc73041 100644
--- a/routes/status.js
+++ b/routes/status.js
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ var docker = require('../bin/dockerode');
 
 
 router.get('/:id', (req, res, next) => {
-  getContainer(id).then(data => {
-    res.send(data);
-  });
+  if (req.params.id.startsWith("mc") == true) {
+    getContainer(req.params.id).then(data => {
+      res.send(data);
+    });
+  }
+  else {
+    res.send("not whitelisted");
+  }
 });