diff --git a/test/test.nonci.node.ts b/test/test.nonci.node.ts
index 705cb3e..91e9ae5 100644
--- a/test/test.nonci.node.ts
+++ b/test/test.nonci.node.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as docker from '../ts/index.js';
 let testDockerHost: docker.DockerHost;
 
 tap.test('should create a new Dockersock instance', async () => {
-  testDockerHost = new docker.DockerHost();
+  testDockerHost = new docker.DockerHost({});
   return expect(testDockerHost).toBeInstanceOf(docker.DockerHost);
 });
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ tap.test('should create a service', async () => {
   await testSecret.remove();
 });
 
-tap.skip.test('should export images', async (toolsArg) => {
+tap.test('should export images', async (toolsArg) => {
   const done = toolsArg.defer();
   const testImage = await docker.DockerImage.createFromRegistry(testDockerHost, {
     creationObject: {
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 17f7361..55ffc2a 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiclient.xyz/docker',
-  version: '1.1.0',
+  version: '1.1.1',
   description: 'Provides easy communication with Docker remote API from Node.js, with TypeScript support.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.host.ts b/ts/classes.host.ts
index 5a4babd..449bad3 100644
--- a/ts/classes.host.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.host.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { DockerNetwork } from './classes.network.js';
 import { DockerService } from './classes.service.js';
 import { logger } from './logging.js';
 import path from 'path';
+import type { DockerImageStore } from './classes.imagestore.js';
 
 export interface IAuthData {
   serveraddress: string;
@@ -11,21 +12,27 @@ export interface IAuthData {
   password: string;
 }
 
+export interface IDockerHostConstructorOptions {
+  dockerSockPath?: string;
+  imageStoreDir?: string;
+}
+
 export class DockerHost {
   /**
    * the path where the docker sock can be found
    */
   public socketPath: string;
   private registryToken: string = '';
+  public imageStore: DockerImageStore;
 
   /**
    * the constructor to instantiate a new docker sock instance
    * @param pathArg
    */
-  constructor(pathArg?: string) {
+  constructor(optionsArg: IDockerHostConstructorOptions) {
     let pathToUse: string;
-    if (pathArg) {
-      pathToUse = pathArg;
+    if (optionsArg.dockerSockPath) {
+      pathToUse = optionsArg.dockerSockPath;
     } else if (process.env.DOCKER_HOST) {
       pathToUse = process.env.DOCKER_HOST;
     } else if (process.env.CI) {
diff --git a/ts/classes.imagestore.ts b/ts/classes.imagestore.ts
index 2d72b30..e5575dc 100644
--- a/ts/classes.imagestore.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.imagestore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 import * as paths from './paths.js';
+import type { DockerHost } from './classes.host.js';
 
 export interface IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions {
   dirPath: string;
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ export interface IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions {
 export class DockerImageStore {
   public options: IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions;
 
-  constructor(optionsArg: IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions) {
+  constructor(dockerHost: DockerHost, optionsArg: IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions) {
     this.options = optionsArg;
   }