diff --git a/libnetwork/driverapi/driverapi.go b/libnetwork/driverapi/driverapi.go
index 48c1bc701a..5f5637b647 100644
--- a/libnetwork/driverapi/driverapi.go
+++ b/libnetwork/driverapi/driverapi.go
@@ -56,7 +56,5 @@ type Driver interface {
 // JoinInfo represents a set of resources that the driver has the ability to provide during
 // join time.
 type JoinInfo struct {
-	SandboxKey      string
-	NoSandboxCreate bool
-	HostsPath       string
+	HostsPath string
 }
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/host/host.go b/libnetwork/drivers/host/host.go
index 0c7f00f487..c218fbdd10 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/host/host.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/host/host.go
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ func (d *driver) EndpointInfo(nid, eid types.UUID) (map[string]interface{}, erro
 // Join method is invoked when a Sandbox is attached to an endpoint.
 func (d *driver) Join(nid, eid types.UUID, sboxKey string, options map[string]interface{}) (*driverapi.JoinInfo, error) {
 	jInfo := &driverapi.JoinInfo{
-		SandboxKey:      sandbox.GenerateKey("host"),
-		NoSandboxCreate: true,
-		HostsPath:       "/etc/hosts",
+		HostsPath: "/etc/hosts",
 	}
 
 	return jInfo, nil
diff --git a/libnetwork/endpoint.go b/libnetwork/endpoint.go
index 63baef2acc..d8e98064fc 100644
--- a/libnetwork/endpoint.go
+++ b/libnetwork/endpoint.go
@@ -54,18 +54,29 @@ type ContainerData struct {
 	SandboxKey string
 }
 
-type containerConfig struct {
-	hostName       string
-	domainName     string
-	generic        map[string]interface{}
-	hostsPath      string
-	ExtraHosts     []extraHost
-	parentUpdates  []parentUpdate
+// These are the container configs used to customize container /etc/hosts file.
+type hostsPathConfig struct {
+	hostName      string
+	domainName    string
+	hostsPath     string
+	extraHosts    []extraHost
+	parentUpdates []parentUpdate
+}
+
+// These are the container configs used to customize container /etc/resolv.conf file.
+type resolvConfPathConfig struct {
 	resolvConfPath string
 	dnsList        []string
 	dnsSearchList  []string
 }
 
+type containerConfig struct {
+	hostsPathConfig
+	resolvConfPathConfig
+	generic           map[string]interface{}
+	useDefaultSandBox bool
+}
+
 type extraHost struct {
 	name string
 	IP   string
@@ -168,8 +179,10 @@ func (ep *endpoint) Join(containerID string, options ...EndpointOption) (*Contai
 
 	ep.container = &containerInfo{
 		config: containerConfig{
-			ExtraHosts:    []extraHost{},
-			parentUpdates: []parentUpdate{},
+			hostsPathConfig: hostsPathConfig{
+				extraHosts:    []extraHost{},
+				parentUpdates: []parentUpdate{},
+			},
 		}}
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -188,6 +201,9 @@ func (ep *endpoint) Join(containerID string, options ...EndpointOption) (*Contai
 	}
 
 	sboxKey := sandbox.GenerateKey(containerID)
+	if ep.container.config.useDefaultSandBox {
+		sboxKey = sandbox.GenerateKey("default")
+	}
 
 	joinInfo, err := ep.network.driver.Join(ep.network.id, ep.id,
 		sboxKey, ep.container.config.generic)
@@ -211,18 +227,8 @@ func (ep *endpoint) Join(containerID string, options ...EndpointOption) (*Contai
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	create := true
-	if joinInfo != nil {
-		if joinInfo.SandboxKey != "" {
-			sboxKey = joinInfo.SandboxKey
-		}
-
-		if joinInfo.NoSandboxCreate {
-			create = false
-		}
-	}
-
-	sb, err := ep.network.ctrlr.sandboxAdd(sboxKey, create)
+	sb, err := ep.network.ctrlr.sandboxAdd(sboxKey,
+		!ep.container.config.useDefaultSandBox)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ func (ep *endpoint) buildHostsFiles() error {
 		name = name + "." + ep.container.config.domainName
 	}
 
-	for _, extraHost := range ep.container.config.ExtraHosts {
+	for _, extraHost := range ep.container.config.extraHosts {
 		extraContent = append(extraContent,
 			etchosts.Record{Hosts: extraHost.name, IP: extraHost.IP})
 	}
@@ -432,7 +438,7 @@ func JoinOptionHostsPath(path string) EndpointOption {
 // which is a name and IP as strings.
 func JoinOptionExtraHost(name string, IP string) EndpointOption {
 	return func(ep *endpoint) {
-		ep.container.config.ExtraHosts = append(ep.container.config.ExtraHosts, extraHost{name: name, IP: IP})
+		ep.container.config.extraHosts = append(ep.container.config.extraHosts, extraHost{name: name, IP: IP})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -468,6 +474,14 @@ func JoinOptionDNSSearch(search string) EndpointOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// JoinOptionUseDefaultSandbox function returns an option setter for using default sandbox to
+// be passed to endpoint Join method.
+func JoinOptionUseDefaultSandbox() EndpointOption {
+	return func(ep *endpoint) {
+		ep.container.config.useDefaultSandBox = true
+	}
+}
+
 // CreateOptionPortMapping function returns an option setter for the container exposed
 // ports option to be passed to network.CreateEndpoint() method.
 func CreateOptionPortMapping(portBindings []netutils.PortBinding) EndpointOption {
diff --git a/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go b/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go
index a66f2c8fcd..fc51f49c97 100644
--- a/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ func TestHost(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = ep.Join("host_container",
 		libnetwork.JoinOptionHostname("test"),
 		libnetwork.JoinOptionDomainname("docker.io"),
-		libnetwork.JoinOptionExtraHost("web", "192.168.0.1"))
+		libnetwork.JoinOptionExtraHost("web", "192.168.0.1"),
+		libnetwork.JoinOptionUseDefaultSandbox())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go b/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go
index 92781b90fe..5d32d504e5 100644
--- a/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go
+++ b/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func GenerateKey(containerID string) string {
 
 // NewSandbox provides a new sandbox instance created in an os specific way
 // provided a key which uniquely identifies the sandbox
-func NewSandbox(key string, create bool) (Sandbox, error) {
-	info, err := createNetworkNamespace(key, create)
+func NewSandbox(key string, osCreate bool) (Sandbox, error) {
+	info, err := createNetworkNamespace(key, osCreate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewSandbox(key string, create bool) (Sandbox, error) {
 	return &networkNamespace{path: key, sinfo: info}, nil
 }
 
-func createNetworkNamespace(path string, create bool) (*Info, error) {
+func createNetworkNamespace(path string, osCreate bool) (*Info, error) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func createNetworkNamespace(path string, create bool) (*Info, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if create {
+	if osCreate {
 		defer netns.Set(origns)
 		newns, err := netns.New()
 		if err != nil {