diff --git a/modules/docker.py b/modules/docker.py
index e53be78..db373a6 100644
--- a/modules/docker.py
+++ b/modules/docker.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ def docker_run(cmd):
     from fabric.context_managers import prefix
     configuration = env.config
 
+    if env.debug:
+        logger = loggify("docker", 'create')
+
     # use executize to return either the methods sudo or run from
     # fabric.operations
     #
@@ -53,10 +56,16 @@ def docker_run(cmd):
             configuration.docker.machine
 
         with prefix(docker_eval):
-            _execute(cmd)
+            if env.debug:
+                logger.debug("_execute(cmd): %s" % cmd)
+            else:
+                _execute(cmd)
 
     else:
-        _execute(cmd)
+        if env.debug:
+            logger.debug("_execute(cmd): %s" % cmd)
+        else:
+            _execute(cmd)
 
 
 @task
@@ -161,7 +170,7 @@ def create(container='database'):
     NOTE:
         "container" must have a corresponding value in configuration file
     """
-    # configuration = env.config
+    configuration = env.config
 
     if env.debug:
         logger = loggify("docker", 'create')
@@ -177,12 +186,18 @@ under "docker"
 
     print_console(info_msg, numsep=60)
 
+    docker_service_name = configuration.docker.database.service_name
+
     dockercompose_cmd = \
-        "docker-compose -f {build_path} up -d".format(build_path=build_path)
+        "docker-compose -f {build_path} up -d {docker_service_name}".format(
+            build_path=build_path,
+            docker_service_name=docker_service_name
+        )
 
     if env.debug:
         logger.debug("build_path            : %s" % build_path)
         logger.debug("dockercompose_cmd     : %s" % dockercompose_cmd)
+        logger.debug("docker_service_name   : %s" % docker_service_name)
 
     else:
         docker_run(dockercompose_cmd)
@@ -204,6 +219,9 @@ def start(create=False):
     container_type - the type of container to start
     create - craete if container has not yet been created
     """
+    if env.debug:
+        logger = loggify("docker", 'create')
+
     configuration = env.config
     create = booleanize(create)
 
@@ -211,7 +229,8 @@ def start(create=False):
         configuration.docker.database.container_name
 
     if env.debug:
-        print("docker_run(%s)" % docker_start)
+        logger.debug("docker_run(%s)" % docker_start)
+        docker_run(docker_start)
     else:
         docker_run(docker_start)