diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 9c61794..0f0f823 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,16 @@ tap.test('should list all services', async tools => {
 });
 
 tap.test('should create a service', async () => {
+  const testNetwork = await docker.DockerNetwork.createNetwork(testDockerHost, {
+    Name: 'testNetwork'
+  });
   await DockerService.createService(testDockerHost, {
-    Image: 'nginx',
+    Image: 'nginx:latest',
     Labels: {    
       'testlabel': 'hi'
     },
-    Name: 'testService'
+    Name: 'testService',
+    networks: [testNetwork]
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/ts/docker.classes.image.ts b/ts/docker.classes.image.ts
index ddf6689..9e01471 100644
--- a/ts/docker.classes.image.ts
+++ b/ts/docker.classes.image.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ export class DockerImage {
       } else {
         imageUrlObject.imageTag = imageTag;
       }
+    } else if (!imageUrlObject.imageTag) {
+      imageUrlObject.imageTag = 'latest';
     }
     imageUrlObject.imageOriginTag = `${imageUrlObject.imageUrl}:${imageUrlObject.imageTag}`;
 
diff --git a/ts/docker.classes.service.ts b/ts/docker.classes.service.ts
index ed882a9..6d29a33 100644
--- a/ts/docker.classes.service.ts
+++ b/ts/docker.classes.service.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,19 @@ export class DockerService {
     serviceCreationDescriptor: interfaces.IServiceCreationDescriptor
   ) {
     // lets get the image
-    DockerImage.createFromRegistry(dockerHost, {
+    plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', `downloading image for service ${serviceCreationDescriptor.Name}`);
+    const serviceImage = await DockerImage.createFromRegistry(dockerHost, {
       imageUrl: serviceCreationDescriptor.Image
     });
 
+    const networkArray: any[] = [];
+    for (const network of serviceCreationDescriptor.networks) {
+      networkArray.push({
+        Target: network.Name,
+        Aliases: []
+      });
+    }
+
     dockerHost.request('POST', '/services/create', {
       Name: serviceCreationDescriptor.Name,
       TaskTemplate: {
@@ -35,7 +44,8 @@ export class DockerService {
           Labels: serviceCreationDescriptor.Labels
         }
       },
-      Labels: serviceCreationDescriptor.Labels
+      Labels: serviceCreationDescriptor.Labels,
+      Networks: networkArray
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/ts/interfaces/service.ts b/ts/interfaces/service.ts
index c093625..0086fc8 100644
--- a/ts/interfaces/service.ts
+++ b/ts/interfaces/service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import * as interfaces from './';
+import { DockerNetwork } from '../docker.classes.network';
 
 export interface IServiceCreationDescriptor {
   Name: string;
   Image: string;
   Labels: interfaces.TLabels;
+  networks: DockerNetwork[];
 }