diff --git a/graph/graph.go b/graph/graph.go
index 8f01739a75..b6bd524637 100644
--- a/graph/graph.go
+++ b/graph/graph.go
@@ -151,15 +151,14 @@ func (graph *Graph) Create(layerData archive.ArchiveReader, containerID, contain
 		img.ContainerConfig = *containerConfig
 	}
 
-	if err := graph.Register(nil, layerData, img); err != nil {
+	if err := graph.Register(img, nil, layerData); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return img, nil
 }
 
 // Register imports a pre-existing image into the graph.
-// FIXME: pass img as first argument
-func (graph *Graph) Register(jsonData []byte, layerData archive.ArchiveReader, img *image.Image) (err error) {
+func (graph *Graph) Register(img *image.Image, jsonData []byte, layerData archive.ArchiveReader) (err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		// If any error occurs, remove the new dir from the driver.
 		// Don't check for errors since the dir might not have been created.
diff --git a/graph/load.go b/graph/load.go
index ec87ef59e8..b7fb62ba98 100644
--- a/graph/load.go
+++ b/graph/load.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) recursiveLoad(eng *engine.Engine, address, tmpImageDir string
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if err := s.graph.Register(imageJson, layer, img); err != nil {
+		if err := s.graph.Register(img, imageJson, layer); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/graph/pull.go b/graph/pull.go
index 180612fb75..97d693c590 100644
--- a/graph/pull.go
+++ b/graph/pull.go
@@ -280,9 +280,8 @@ func (s *TagStore) pullImage(r *registry.Session, out io.Writer, imgID, endpoint
 				}
 				defer layer.Close()
 
-				err = s.graph.Register(imgJSON,
-					utils.ProgressReader(layer, imgSize, out, sf, false, utils.TruncateID(id), "Downloading"),
-					img)
+				err = s.graph.Register(img, imgJSON,
+					utils.ProgressReader(layer, imgSize, out, sf, false, utils.TruncateID(id), "Downloading"))
 				if terr, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && terr.Timeout() && j < retries {
 					time.Sleep(time.Duration(j) * 500 * time.Millisecond)
 					continue
diff --git a/graph/service.go b/graph/service.go
index b7db35dcdd..0003a5014a 100644
--- a/graph/service.go
+++ b/graph/service.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) CmdSet(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 	if err != nil {
 		return job.Error(err)
 	}
-	if err := s.graph.Register(imgJSON, layer, img); err != nil {
+	if err := s.graph.Register(img, imgJSON, layer); err != nil {
 		return job.Error(err)
 	}
 	return engine.StatusOK
diff --git a/graph/tags_unit_test.go b/graph/tags_unit_test.go
index c6edc2d0d4..36cda68a2b 100644
--- a/graph/tags_unit_test.go
+++ b/graph/tags_unit_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func mkTestTagStore(root string, t *testing.T) *TagStore {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	img := &image.Image{ID: testImageID}
-	if err := graph.Register(nil, archive, img); err != nil {
+	if err := graph.Register(img, nil, archive); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if err := store.Set(testImageName, "", testImageID, false); err != nil {
diff --git a/integration/graph_test.go b/integration/graph_test.go
index c6a0740ca5..4b59a5dbf9 100644
--- a/integration/graph_test.go
+++ b/integration/graph_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestInterruptedRegister(t *testing.T) {
 		Created: time.Now(),
 	}
 	w.CloseWithError(errors.New("But I'm not a tarball!")) // (Nobody's perfect, darling)
-	graph.Register(nil, badArchive, image)
+	graph.Register(image, nil, badArchive)
 	if _, err := graph.Get(image.ID); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Image should not exist after Register is interrupted")
 	}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestInterruptedRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := graph.Register(nil, goodArchive, image); err != nil {
+	if err := graph.Register(image, nil, goodArchive); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestRegister(t *testing.T) {
 		Comment: "testing",
 		Created: time.Now(),
 	}
-	err = graph.Register(nil, archive, image)
+	err = graph.Register(image, nil, archive)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	// Test delete twice (pull -> rm -> pull -> rm)
-	if err := graph.Register(nil, archive, img1); err != nil {
+	if err := graph.Register(img1, nil, archive); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if err := graph.Delete(img1.ID); err != nil {
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ func TestByParent(t *testing.T) {
 		Created: time.Now(),
 		Parent:  parentImage.ID,
 	}
-	_ = graph.Register(nil, archive1, parentImage)
-	_ = graph.Register(nil, archive2, childImage1)
-	_ = graph.Register(nil, archive3, childImage2)
+	_ = graph.Register(parentImage, nil, archive1)
+	_ = graph.Register(childImage1, nil, archive2)
+	_ = graph.Register(childImage2, nil, archive3)
 
 	byParent, err := graph.ByParent()
 	if err != nil {