diff --git a/virtManager/connection.py b/virtManager/connection.py
index f718c5d2c..459bfc309 100644
--- a/virtManager/connection.py
+++ b/virtManager/connection.py
@@ -732,18 +732,6 @@ class vmmConnection(vmmGObject):
     def define_interface(self, xml):
         return self._backend.interfaceDefineXML(xml, 0)
 
-    def create_network(self, xml, start=True, autostart=True):
-        net = self.define_network(xml)
-        try:
-            if start:
-                net.create()
-            net.setAutostart(autostart)
-        except:
-            net.undefine()
-            raise
-
-        return net
-
     def _rename_helper(self, objtype, define_cb, obj, origxml, newxml):
         # Undefine the original object
         obj.delete()
diff --git a/virtManager/createnet.py b/virtManager/createnet.py
index 110cea11d..3612dc56f 100644
--- a/virtManager/createnet.py
+++ b/virtManager/createnet.py
@@ -753,25 +753,22 @@ class vmmCreateNetwork(vmmGObjectUI):
             self.conn.schedule_priority_tick(pollnet=True)
             self.close()
 
-    def _async_net_create(self, asyncjob, xml):
+    def _async_net_create(self, asyncjob, net):
         ignore = asyncjob
-        self.conn.create_network(xml)
+        net.install()
 
     def finish(self, ignore):
         try:
             net = self._build_xmlobj()
-            xml = net.get_xml_config()
         except Exception, e:
             self.err.show_erro(_("Error generating network xml: %s" % str(e)))
             return
 
-        logging.debug("Generated network XML:\n" + xml)
-
         self.topwin.set_sensitive(False)
         self.topwin.get_window().set_cursor(
             Gdk.Cursor.new(Gdk.CursorType.WATCH))
 
-        progWin = vmmAsyncJob(self._async_net_create, [xml],
+        progWin = vmmAsyncJob(self._async_net_create, [net],
                               self._finish_cb, [],
                               _("Creating virtual network..."),
                               _("Creating the virtual network may take a "
diff --git a/virtinst/network.py b/virtinst/network.py
index 2311053d2..502c1cec2 100644
--- a/virtinst/network.py
+++ b/virtinst/network.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 Classes for building and installing libvirt <network> XML
 """
 
+import logging
+
 import libvirt
 
 from virtinst import util
@@ -179,3 +181,24 @@ class Network(XMLBuilder):
         route = _NetworkRoute(self.conn)
         self._add_child(route)
         return route
+
+    ##################
+    # build routines #
+    ##################
+
+    def install(self, start=True, autostart=True):
+        xml = self.get_xml_config()
+        logging.debug("Creating virtual network '%s' with xml:\n%s",
+                      self.name, xml)
+
+        net = self.conn.networkDefineXML(xml)
+        try:
+            if start:
+                net.create()
+            if autostart:
+                net.setAutostart(autostart)
+        except:
+            net.undefine()
+            raise
+
+        return net