diff --git a/drivers/exec/driver.go b/drivers/exec/driver.go
index 231382a32..ad4c3c40e 100644
--- a/drivers/exec/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/exec/driver.go
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ type ExecDriver struct {
 	// config is the driver configuration set by the SetConfig RPC
 	config *Config
 
+	// nomadConfig is the client config from nomad
+	nomadConfig *base.NomadConfig
+
 	// tasks is the in memory datastore mapping taskIDs to execDriverHandles
 	tasks *taskStore
 
@@ -132,13 +135,14 @@ func (*ExecDriver) ConfigSchema() (*hclspec.Spec, error) {
 	return configSpec, nil
 }
 
-func (d *ExecDriver) SetConfig(data []byte) error {
+func (d *ExecDriver) SetConfig(data []byte, cfg *base.NomadConfig) error {
 	var config Config
 	if err := base.MsgPackDecode(data, &config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	d.config = &config
+	d.nomadConfig = cfg
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ func (d *ExecDriver) StartTask(cfg *drivers.TaskConfig) (*drivers.TaskHandle, *c
 	}
 
 	// TODO: best way to pass port ranges in from client config
-	exec, pluginClient, err := utils.CreateExecutor(os.Stderr, hclog.Debug, 14000, 14512, executorConfig)
+	exec, pluginClient, err := utils.CreateExecutor(os.Stderr, hclog.Debug, d.nomadConfig, executorConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/rawexec/driver.go b/drivers/rawexec/driver.go
index b5c0db551..8ac3567bf 100644
--- a/drivers/rawexec/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/rawexec/driver.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (r *RawExecDriver) StartTask(cfg *drivers.TaskConfig) (*drivers.TaskHandle,
 		LogLevel: "debug",
 	}
 
-	exec, pluginClient, err := utils.CreateExecutor(os.Stderr, hclog.Debug, r.nomadConfig.ClientMinPort, r.nomadConfig.ClientMaxPort, executorConfig)
+	exec, pluginClient, err := utils.CreateExecutor(os.Stderr, hclog.Debug, r.nomadConfig, executorConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create executor: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/rkt/driver.go b/drivers/rkt/driver.go
index 211a1075a..36168964d 100644
--- a/drivers/rkt/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/rkt/driver.go
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ type RktDriver struct {
 	// config is the driver configuration set by the SetConfig RPC
 	config *Config
 
+	// nomadConfig is the client config from nomad
+	nomadConfig *base.NomadConfig
+
 	// tasks is the in memory datastore mapping taskIDs to rktTaskHandles
 	tasks *taskStore
 
@@ -190,13 +193,14 @@ func (d *RktDriver) ConfigSchema() (*hclspec.Spec, error) {
 	return configSpec, nil
 }
 
-func (d *RktDriver) SetConfig(data []byte) error {
+func (d *RktDriver) SetConfig(data []byte, cfg *base.NomadConfig) error {
 	var config Config
 	if err := base.MsgPackDecode(data, &config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	d.config = &config
+	d.nomadConfig = cfg
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -569,8 +573,7 @@ func (d *RktDriver) StartTask(cfg *drivers.TaskConfig) (*drivers.TaskHandle, *cs
 		LogLevel: "debug",
 	}
 
-	// TODO: best way to pass port ranges in from client config
-	execImpl, pluginClient, err := utils.CreateExecutor(os.Stderr, hclog.Debug, 14000, 14512, executorConfig)
+	execImpl, pluginClient, err := utils.CreateExecutor(os.Stderr, hclog.Debug, d.nomadConfig, executorConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/drivers/utils/utils.go b/plugins/drivers/utils/utils.go
index 4ace338ff..4f5b64901 100644
--- a/plugins/drivers/utils/utils.go
+++ b/plugins/drivers/utils/utils.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	dstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/discover"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/base"
 )
 
 // CgroupsMounted returns true if the cgroups are mounted on a system otherwise
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func CgroupsMounted(node *structs.Node) bool {
 
 // CreateExecutor launches an executor plugin and returns an instance of the
 // Executor interface
-func CreateExecutor(w io.Writer, level hclog.Level, CMinPort, CMaxPort uint,
+func CreateExecutor(w io.Writer, level hclog.Level, nomadConfig *base.NomadConfig,
 	executorConfig *dstructs.ExecutorConfig) (executor.Executor, *plugin.Client, error) {
 
 	c, err := json.Marshal(executorConfig)
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ func CreateExecutor(w io.Writer, level hclog.Level, CMinPort, CMaxPort uint,
 	}
 	config.HandshakeConfig = driver.HandshakeConfig
 	config.Plugins = driver.GetPluginMap(w, level, executorConfig.FSIsolation)
-	config.MaxPort = CMaxPort
-	config.MinPort = CMinPort
+	config.MaxPort = nomadConfig.ClientMaxPort
+	config.MinPort = nomadConfig.ClientMinPort
 
 	// setting the setsid of the plugin process so that it doesn't get signals sent to
 	// the nomad client.
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func CreateExecutor(w io.Writer, level hclog.Level, CMinPort, CMaxPort uint,
 	return executorPlugin, executorClient, nil
 }
 
+// CreateExecutorWithConfig launches a plugin with a given plugin config
 func CreateExecutorWithConfig(config *plugin.ClientConfig, w io.Writer) (executor.Executor, *plugin.Client, error) {
 	config.HandshakeConfig = driver.HandshakeConfig