diff --git a/functions b/functions
index daf30f9..67bc22e 100755
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -116,10 +116,9 @@ service_create_container() {
   [[ -f "$SERVICE_ROOT/IMAGE" ]] && PLUGIN_IMAGE="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/IMAGE")"
   [[ -f "$SERVICE_ROOT/IMAGE_VERSION" ]] && PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/IMAGE_VERSION")"
 
-  local network_alias="$SERVICE_NAME"
+  local network_alias="dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-$(get_database_name "$SERVICE")"
   local network="$(fn-plugin-property-get "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX" "$SERVICE" "initial-network")"
   if [[ -n "$network" ]]; then
-    network_alias="dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-$(get_database_name "$SERVICE")"
     DOCKER_ARGS+=("--network=${network}")
     DOCKER_ARGS+=("--network-alias=${network_alias}")
     LINK_CONTAINER_DOCKER_ARGS+=("--network=${network}")
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ service_create_container() {
     dokku_log_verbose_quiet "Connecting to networks after container create"
     while read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
       dokku_log_verbose_quiet "- $line"
-      "$DOCKER_BIN" network connect --alias "dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-$(get_database_name "$SERVICE")" "$line" "$SERVICE_NAME"
+      "$DOCKER_BIN" network connect --alias "$network_alias" "$line" "$SERVICE_NAME"
     done < <(fn-plugin-property-get "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX" "$SERVICE" "post-create-network" | tr "," "\n")
   fi
   suppress_output "$DOCKER_BIN" container start "$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ID")"
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ service_create_container() {
     dokku_log_verbose_quiet "Connecting to networks after container start"
     while read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
       dokku_log_verbose_quiet "- $line"
-      "$DOCKER_BIN" network connect --alias "dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-$(get_database_name "$SERVICE")" "$line" "$SERVICE_NAME"
+      "$DOCKER_BIN" network connect --alias "$network_alias" "$line" "$SERVICE_NAME"
     done < <(fn-plugin-property-get "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX" "$SERVICE" "post-start-network" | tr "," "\n")
   fi
 
diff --git a/tests/link_networks.bats b/tests/link_networks.bats
index f6ce837..f75dfbe 100755
--- a/tests/link_networks.bats
+++ b/tests/link_networks.bats
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "alias:dokku.$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX.ls"
   assert_output_contains "alias:dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-ls"
-  assert_output_contains "alias:ls"
 
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:set" ls initial-network
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "alias:dokku.$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX.ls"
   assert_output_contains "alias:dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-ls"
-  assert_output_contains "alias:ls"
 
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:set" ls post-create-network
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -200,7 +198,6 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "alias:dokku.$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX.ls"
   assert_output_contains "alias:dokku-$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX-ls"
-  assert_output_contains "alias:ls"
 
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:set" ls post-start-network
   echo "output: $output"