diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_containers.py b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_containers.py
index f70f217f..b7ad3d83 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_containers.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_containers.py
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ CONTAINER1 = {'id': 123,
               'uuid': '66666666-7777-8888-9999-000000000001',
               'bay_uuid': '25d5d872-1f4e-4134-ae15-c5fa38cb09a3',
               'name': 'container1',
-              'image_id': 'c-image1',
+              'image': 'c-image1',
               'command': 'c-command1',
               }
 CONTAINER2 = {'id': 124,
               'uuid': '66666666-7777-8888-9999-000000000002',
               'bay_uuid': '25d5d872-1f4e-4134-ae15-c5fa38cb09a3',
               'name': 'container1',
-              'image_id': 'c-image2',
+              'image': 'c-image2',
               'command': 'c-command2',
               }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ContainerManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
         ]
         self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
         self.assertEqual(CONTAINER1['name'], container.name)
-        self.assertEqual(CONTAINER1['image_id'], container.image_id)
+        self.assertEqual(CONTAINER1['image'], container.image)
 
     def test_container_create(self):
         container = self.mgr.create(**CREATE_CONTAINER)
diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
index 0d94159f..59f06bd4 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ class ShellTest(base.TestCase):
         args = mock.MagicMock()
         name = "containe1"
         args.name = name
-        image_id = "test_image_id"
-        args.image_id = image_id
+        image = "test_image"
+        args.image = image
         bay_id_or_name = "xxx"
         args.bay_id = bay_id_or_name
         command = "test_command"
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class ShellTest(base.TestCase):
 
         shell.do_container_create(client_mock, args)
         client_mock.containers.create.assert_called_once_with(
-            name=name, image_id=image_id, bay_uuid=bay.uuid, command=command)
+            name=name, image=image, bay_uuid=bay.uuid, command=command)
 
     def test_do_container_list(self):
         client_mock = mock.MagicMock()
diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/containers.py b/magnumclient/v1/containers.py
index 53cfe913..73526590 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/containers.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/containers.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from magnumclient.common import utils
 from magnumclient import exceptions
 
 
-CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['name', 'image_id', 'command', 'bay_uuid']
+CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['name', 'image', 'command', 'bay_uuid']
 
 
 class Container(base.Resource):
diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/shell.py b/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
index 1ede4ebd..06b1a16c 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ def do_service_show(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--name',
            metavar='<name>',
            help='name of the container')
-@utils.arg('--image_id',
-           metavar='<image_id>',
-           help='ID of the image')
+@utils.arg('--image',
+           metavar='<image>',
+           help='name or ID of the image')
 @utils.arg('--bay',
            required=True,
            metavar='<bay>',
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def do_container_create(cs, args):
         return
     opts = {}
     opts['name'] = args.name
-    opts['image_id'] = args.image_id
+    opts['image'] = args.image
     opts['bay_uuid'] = bay.uuid
     opts['command'] = args.command
     _show_container(cs.containers.create(**opts))