diff --git a/compose/project.go b/compose/project.go
index fd1c8859..946af2bc 100644
--- a/compose/project.go
+++ b/compose/project.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 
 	yaml "github.com/cloudfoundry-incubator/candiedyaml"
+	dockerClient "github.com/docker/engine-api/client"
 	"github.com/docker/libcompose/cli/logger"
 	composeConfig "github.com/docker/libcompose/config"
 	"github.com/docker/libcompose/docker"
 	composeClient "github.com/docker/libcompose/docker/client"
+
 	"github.com/docker/libcompose/project"
 	"github.com/docker/libcompose/project/events"
 	"github.com/docker/libcompose/project/options"
@@ -245,13 +247,40 @@ func StageServices(cfg *config.CloudConfig, services ...string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Reduce service configurations to just image and labels
+	needToPull := false
 	for _, serviceName := range p.ServiceConfigs.Keys() {
 		serviceConfig, _ := p.ServiceConfigs.Get(serviceName)
+
+		// test to see if we need to Pull
+		var client dockerClient.APIClient
+		if serviceConfig.Labels[config.ScopeLabel] != config.System {
+			client, err = rosDocker.NewDefaultClient()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			client, err = rosDocker.NewSystemClient()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
+		if client != nil {
+			_, _, err := client.ImageInspectWithRaw(context.Background(), serviceConfig.Image, false)
+			if err == nil {
+				log.Infof("Service %s using local image %s", serviceName, serviceConfig.Image)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		needToPull = true
+
 		p.ServiceConfigs.Add(serviceName, &composeConfig.ServiceConfig{
 			Image:  serviceConfig.Image,
 			Labels: serviceConfig.Labels,
 		})
 	}
 
-	return p.Pull(context.Background())
+	if needToPull {
+		return p.Pull(context.Background())
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/docker/service.go b/docker/service.go
index adb4ee30..3f1e95d9 100644
--- a/docker/service.go
+++ b/docker/service.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *Service) missingImage() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	client := s.context.ClientFactory.Create(s)
-	_, _, err := client.ImageInspectWithRaw(context.Background(), s.Config().Image, false)
+	_, _, err := client.ImageInspectWithRaw(context.Background(), image, false)
 	return err != nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ros_services.go b/tests/ros_services.go
index 747534e0..fedd48a5 100644
--- a/tests/ros_services.go
+++ b/tests/ros_services.go
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import . "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 func (s *QemuSuite) TestRosLocalService(c *C) {
 	s.RunQemu(c)
 
+	// System-docker
 	s.CheckCall(c, `echo "FROM $(sudo system-docker images --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' | grep os-base)" > Dockerfile
-sudo system-docker build -t testimage .
+sudo system-docker build -t testimage .`)
 
-echo "test:" > test.yml
+	s.CheckCall(c, `echo "test:" > test.yml
 echo "  image: testimage" >> test.yml
 echo "  entrypoint: ls" >> test.yml
 echo "  labels:" >> test.yml
@@ -18,7 +19,29 @@ echo "    io.rancher.os.after: console" >> test.yml
 
 	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo cp test.yml /var/lib/rancher/conf/test.yml`)
 	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service enable /var/lib/rancher/conf/test.yml`)
-	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service up /var/lib/rancher/conf/test.yml`)
+	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service up test`)
+
+	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service logs test | grep bin`)
+}
+
+func (s *QemuSuite) TestRosLocalServiceUser(c *C) {
+	s.RunQemu(c)
+
+	// User-docker
+	s.CheckCall(c, `echo "FROM alpine" > Dockerfile
+sudo docker build -t testimage .`)
+
+	s.CheckCall(c, `echo "test:" > test.yml
+echo "  image: testimage" >> test.yml
+echo "  entrypoint: ls" >> test.yml
+echo "  labels:" >> test.yml
+echo "    io.rancher.os.scope: user" >> test.yml
+echo "    io.rancher.os.after: console" >> test.yml
+`)
+
+	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo cp test.yml /var/lib/rancher/conf/test.yml`)
+	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service enable /var/lib/rancher/conf/test.yml`)
+	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service up test`)
 
 	s.CheckCall(c, `sudo ros service logs test | grep bin`)
 }