diff --git a/api/models/app.go b/api/models/app.go
index 2739c5182..811f60510 100644
--- a/api/models/app.go
+++ b/api/models/app.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var (
 	ErrAppsNotFound        = errors.New("App not found")
 	ErrAppsNothingToUpdate = errors.New("Nothing to update")
 	ErrAppsMissingNew      = errors.New("Missing new application")
+	ErrUsableImage         = errors.New("Image not found")
 )
 
 type App struct {
diff --git a/api/runner/runner.go b/api/runner/runner.go
index b9af01a4f..0703db280 100644
--- a/api/runner/runner.go
+++ b/api/runner/runner.go
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (drivers.RunResult, error
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+func (r Runner) EnsureUsableImage(cfg *Config) error {
+	ctask := &containerTask{
+		cfg:  cfg,
+		auth: &agent.ConfigAuth{},
+	}
+
+	err := r.driver.EnsureUsableImage(cfg.Ctx, ctask)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+
 func selectDriver(driver string, env *common.Environment, conf *driverscommon.Config) (drivers.Driver, error) {
 	switch driver {
 	case "docker":
diff --git a/api/runner/task.go b/api/runner/task.go
index 163c3f21d..cdea206d1 100644
--- a/api/runner/task.go
+++ b/api/runner/task.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	dockercli "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 	"github.com/iron-io/titan/runner/tasker"
+	"github.com/iron-io/titan/runner/drivers"
 )
 
 type containerTask struct {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func (t *containerTask) Volumes() [][2]string               { return [][2]string
 func (t *containerTask) WorkDir() string                    { return "" }
 
 func (t *containerTask) Close() {}
+func (t *containerTask) WriteStat(drivers.Stat) {} 
 
 func (t *containerTask) DockerAuth() []dockercli.AuthConfiguration {
 	return t.auth.Auth(t.Image())
diff --git a/api/server/routes_create.go b/api/server/routes_create.go
index 0d925caee..6e29fbcfe 100644
--- a/api/server/routes_create.go
+++ b/api/server/routes_create.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
+	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/runner"
 	titancommon "github.com/iron-io/titan/common"
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +38,16 @@ func handleRouteCreate(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	err = Api.Runner.EnsureUsableImage(&runner.Config{
+			Ctx:     ctx,
+			Route:   wroute.Route,
+		})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, simpleError(models.ErrUsableImage))
+		return
+	}
+
 	app, err := Api.Datastore.GetApp(wroute.Route.AppName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error(models.ErrAppsGet)
diff --git a/glide.lock b/glide.lock
index 92ef802f9..460c5b59e 100644
--- a/glide.lock
+++ b/glide.lock
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ imports:
   subpackages:
   - registry
 - name: github.com/iron-io/titan
-  version: e309e9971583fd1b9894b250a28cb194d90e8ac5
+  version: ae84854491055da1c2f3baa7c32193409f07f14f
   repo: https://github.com/iron-io/titan.git
   vcs: git
   subpackages: