diff --git a/container_exec.go b/container_exec.go
index 34173d3194..f6df722918 100644
--- a/container_exec.go
+++ b/container_exec.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ContainerExecCreate creates a new exec configuration to run an exec process.
-func (cli *Client) ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, config types.ExecConfig) (types.ContainerExecCreateResponse, error) {
-	var response types.ContainerExecCreateResponse
+func (cli *Client) ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, config types.ExecConfig) (types.IDResponse, error) {
+	var response types.IDResponse
 	resp, err := cli.post(ctx, "/containers/"+container+"/exec", nil, config, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response, err
diff --git a/container_exec_test.go b/container_exec_test.go
index 42146ae8a5..0e296a50ad 100644
--- a/container_exec_test.go
+++ b/container_exec_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestContainerExecCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			if execConfig.User != "user" {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected an execConfig with User == 'user', got %v", execConfig)
 			}
-			b, err := json.Marshal(types.ContainerExecCreateResponse{
+			b, err := json.Marshal(types.IDResponse{
 				ID: "exec_id",
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 8f8bbaf55f..0575ce5c3b 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type ContainerAPIClient interface {
 	ContainerCreate(ctx context.Context, config *container.Config, hostConfig *container.HostConfig, networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig, containerName string) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error)
 	ContainerDiff(ctx context.Context, container string) ([]types.ContainerChange, error)
 	ContainerExecAttach(ctx context.Context, execID string, config types.ExecConfig) (types.HijackedResponse, error)
-	ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, config types.ExecConfig) (types.ContainerExecCreateResponse, error)
+	ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, config types.ExecConfig) (types.IDResponse, error)
 	ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (types.ContainerExecInspect, error)
 	ContainerExecResize(ctx context.Context, execID string, options types.ResizeOptions) error
 	ContainerExecStart(ctx context.Context, execID string, config types.ExecStartCheck) error