diff --git a/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml b/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
index 39ee8cc..cb4db34 100644
--- a/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
+++ b/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 
 - name: Manage the composition of shinyproxy as a docker swarm stack
   block:
+  - name: Create the overlay network that will be used by shinyproxy
+    docker_network:
+      name: '{{ shinyproxy_docker_network }}'
+      driver: overlay
+      scope: swarm
+
   - name: Install the docker compose file
     template: src=shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2 dest={{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }}/docker-shinyproxy-stack.yml
 
diff --git a/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2
index 96506f3..40ade43 100644
--- a/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -32,7 +32,3 @@ services:
       driver: 'journald'
 {% endif %}
 
-networks:
-  {{ shinyproxy_docker_network }}:
-    driver: overlay
-    attachable: true