diff --git a/cmd/control/service.go b/cmd/control/service.go
index 7b6f2e0e..dabf74d4 100644
--- a/cmd/control/service.go
+++ b/cmd/control/service.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (p *projectFactory) Create(c *cli.Context) (*project.Project, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return compose.GetProject(cfg)
+	return compose.GetProject(cfg, true)
 }
 
 func beforeApp(c *cli.Context) error {
diff --git a/cmd/userdocker/main.go b/cmd/userdocker/main.go
index a20fcda3..f9198d0a 100644
--- a/cmd/userdocker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/userdocker/main.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func enter(cfg *config.CloudConfig) error {
 
 	log.Infof("Starting Docker in context: %s", context)
 
-	p, err := compose.GetProject(cfg)
+	p, err := compose.GetProject(cfg, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/compose/project.go b/compose/project.go
index b1902ecd..76bb0258 100644
--- a/compose/project.go
+++ b/compose/project.go
@@ -40,17 +40,8 @@ func RunServiceSet(name string, cfg *config.CloudConfig, configs map[string]*pro
 	return p, p.Up()
 }
 
-func RunServices(cfg *config.CloudConfig) error {
-	p, err := newCoreServiceProject(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return p.Up()
-}
-
-func GetProject(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*project.Project, error) {
-	return newCoreServiceProject(cfg)
+func GetProject(cfg *config.CloudConfig, networkingAvailable bool) (*project.Project, error) {
+	return newCoreServiceProject(cfg, networkingAvailable)
 }
 
 func newProject(name string, cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*project.Project, error) {
@@ -102,8 +93,7 @@ func addServices(p *project.Project, enabled map[interface{}]interface{}, config
 	return enabled
 }
 
-func newCoreServiceProject(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*project.Project, error) {
-	network := false
+func newCoreServiceProject(cfg *config.CloudConfig, network bool) (*project.Project, error) {
 	projectEvents := make(chan project.ProjectEvent)
 	enabled := map[interface{}]interface{}{}
 
diff --git a/init/sysinit.go b/init/sysinit.go
index b4effc3e..59c7b63a 100644
--- a/init/sysinit.go
+++ b/init/sysinit.go
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ func SysInit() error {
 	_, err = config.ChainCfgFuncs(cfg,
 		loadImages,
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			return cfg, compose.RunServices(cfg)
+			p, err := compose.GetProject(cfg, false)
+			if err != nil {
+				return cfg, err
+			}
+			return cfg, p.Up()
 		},
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
 			syscall.Sync()