diff --git a/compose/service.py b/compose/service.py
index 7e035e29f..6d3df1f7e 100644
--- a/compose/service.py
+++ b/compose/service.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from operator import attrgetter
 import enum
 import six
 from docker.errors import APIError
-from docker.utils import create_host_config
 from docker.utils import LogConfig
 from docker.utils.ports import build_port_bindings
 from docker.utils.ports import split_port
@@ -678,7 +677,7 @@ class Service(object):
 
         devices = options.get('devices', None)
 
-        return create_host_config(
+        return self.client.create_host_config(
             links=self._get_links(link_to_self=one_off),
             port_bindings=port_bindings,
             binds=options.get('binds'),
diff --git a/tests/integration/service_test.py b/tests/integration/service_test.py
index 17fd0aaf1..040098c9e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/service_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/service_test.py
@@ -813,6 +813,13 @@ class ServiceTest(DockerClientTestCase):
         for k, v in {'FILE_DEF': 'F1', 'FILE_DEF_EMPTY': '', 'ENV_DEF': 'E3', 'NO_DEF': ''}.items():
             self.assertEqual(env[k], v)
 
+    def test_with_high_enough_api_version_we_get_default_network_mode(self):
+        # TODO: remove this test once minimum docker version is 1.8.x
+        with mock.patch.object(self.client, '_version', '1.20'):
+            service = self.create_service('web')
+            service_config = service._get_container_host_config({})
+            self.assertEquals(service_config['NetworkMode'], 'default')
+
     def test_labels(self):
         labels_dict = {
             'com.example.description': "Accounting webapp",