diff --git a/craton/api/v1/resources/inventory/networks.py b/craton/api/v1/resources/inventory/networks.py
index 8b89cf2..575fc98 100644
--- a/craton/api/v1/resources/inventory/networks.py
+++ b/craton/api/v1/resources/inventory/networks.py
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ class NetworkDevices(base.Resource):
         json = util.copy_project_id_into_json(context, request_data)
         obj = dbapi.network_devices_create(context, json)
         device = jsonutils.to_primitive(obj)
+        if 'variables' in json:
+            device["variables"] = jsonutils.to_primitive(obj.variables)
+        else:
+            device["variables"] = {}
 
         utils.add_up_link(context, device)
 
diff --git a/craton/tests/unit/fake_resources.py b/craton/tests/unit/fake_resources.py
index 7dc42ef..53dd4dd 100644
--- a/craton/tests/unit/fake_resources.py
+++ b/craton/tests/unit/fake_resources.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ NETWORKS_LIST2 = [NETWORK1, NETWORK2, NETWORK3]
 
 
 class NetworkDevice():
-    def __init__(self, id, name, project_id, region_id, device_type,
+    def __init__(self, id, name, project_id, cloud_id, region_id, device_type,
                  ip_address, variables, labels=None, cell_id=None,
                  parent_id=None):
         self.name = name
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class NetworkDevice():
         self.variables = variables
         self.resolved = copy.copy(variables)
         self.labels = labels
+        self.cloud_id = cloud_id
         self.cell_id = cell_id
         self.parent_id = parent_id
 
@@ -192,10 +193,12 @@ class NetworkDevice():
         return iter(self.__dict__.items())
 
 
-NETWORK_DEVICE1 = NetworkDevice(1, "NetDevices1", 1, 1, "Server", "10.10.0.1",
+NETWORK_DEVICE1 = NetworkDevice(1, "NetDevices1", 1, 1, 1, "Server",
+                                "10.10.0.1",
                                 {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"},
                                 labels=["a", "b"])
-NETWORK_DEVICE2 = NetworkDevice(2, "NetDevices2", 1, 2, "Server", "10.10.0.2",
+NETWORK_DEVICE2 = NetworkDevice(2, "NetDevices2", 1, 1, 2, "Server",
+                                "10.10.0.2",
                                 {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"},
                                 labels=["a", "b"])
 
diff --git a/craton/tests/unit/test_api.py b/craton/tests/unit/test_api.py
index ee10847..d885595 100644
--- a/craton/tests/unit/test_api.py
+++ b/craton/tests/unit/test_api.py
@@ -1592,6 +1592,25 @@ class APIV1NetworkDevicesTest(APIV1Test):
             "http://localhost/v1/network-devices/1"
         )
 
+    @mock.patch.object(dbapi, 'network_devices_create')
+    def test_create_network_devices_returns_netdev_obj(self, mock_devices):
+        mock_devices.return_value = fake_resources.NETWORK_DEVICE1
+        data = {'name': 'NetDevices1', 'region_id': 1, 'cloud_id': 1,
+                'device_type': 'Server', 'ip_address': '10.10.0.1',
+                'variables': {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}}
+        expected_result = copy.deepcopy(data)
+        expected_result.update({
+            'id': 1,
+            'project_id': 1,
+            'cell_id': None,
+            'parent_id': None,
+            'links': [{'href': 'http://localhost/v1/regions/1', 'rel': 'up'}],
+            })
+        resp = self.post('/v1/network-devices', data=data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(201, resp.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_result, resp.json)
+
     @mock.patch.object(dbapi, 'network_devices_create')
     def test_create_netdevices_with_invalid_data(self, mock_devices):
         mock_devices.return_value = None