diff --git a/lib/bcoin/walletdb.js b/lib/bcoin/walletdb.js
index 980d59cc..874dce51 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/walletdb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/walletdb.js
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ WalletDB.prototype.create = function create(id, options, callback) {
       options.witness = options.witness !== false;
 
     options.provider = new Provider(self);
+    options.network = self.network;
     wallet = new bcoin.wallet(options);
 
     self.saveJSON(wallet.id, wallet.toJSON(), function(err) {