diff --git a/js/controllers/create.js b/js/controllers/create.js
index 341ca9f6a..52db78e95 100644
--- a/js/controllers/create.js
+++ b/js/controllers/create.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('CreateController',
           nickname: $scope.myNickname,
           passphrase: passphrase,
           privateKeyHex: $scope.private,
+          networkName: $scope.networkName,
         };
         var w = walletFactory.create(opts);
         controllerUtils.startNetwork(w, $scope);
diff --git a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
index 482b57c37..9f0945b45 100644
--- a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
+++ b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var StorageLocalEncrypted = module.exports.StorageLocalEncrypted = require('../s
  * @param {Object} config.network - the configuration to be sent to the Network constructor
  * @param {Blockchain} config.Blockchain - the class to instantiate to get information about the blockchain (Insight by default)
  * @param {Object} config.blockchain - the configuration to be sent to the Blockchain constructor
- * @param {string} config.networkName - the name of the bitcoin network to use ('testnet' or 'livenet')
  * @TODO: Investigate what parameters go inside this object
  * @param {Object} config.wallet - default configuration for the wallet
  * @TODO: put `version` inside of the config object
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.fromObj = function(obj, skipFields) {
   var w = Wallet.fromObj(obj, this.storage, this.network, this.blockchain);
   if (!w) return false;
   this._checkVersion(w.version);
-  this._checkNetwork(w.getNetworkName());
   return w;
 };
 
@@ -241,17 +239,6 @@ WalletFactory.prototype._checkVersion = function(inVersion) {
   }
 };
 
-/**
- * @desc Throw an error if the network name is different to {@link WalletFactory#networkName}
- * @param {string} inNetworkName - the network name to check
- * @throws {Error}
- */
-WalletFactory.prototype._checkNetwork = function(inNetworkName) {
-  if (this.networkName !== inNetworkName) {
-    throw new Error('This Wallet is configured for ' + inNetworkName + ' while currently Copay is configured for: ' + this.networkName + '. Check your settings.');
-  }
-};
-
 /**
  * @desc Retrieve a wallet from the storage
  * @param {string} walletId - the id of the wallet