diff --git a/fig/project.py b/fig/project.py
index b30513dd935..569df38d580 100644
--- a/fig/project.py
+++ b/fig/project.py
@@ -169,10 +169,9 @@ def build(self, service_names=None, no_cache=False):
 
     def up(self, service_names=None, start_links=True, recreate=True, insecure_registry=False):
         running_containers = []
-
         for service in self.get_services(service_names, include_links=start_links):
             if recreate:
-                for (_, container) in service.recreate_containers():
+                for (_, container) in service.recreate_containers(insecure_registry=insecure_registry):
                     running_containers.append(container)
             else:
                 for container in service.start_or_create_containers(insecure_registry=insecure_registry):
diff --git a/fig/service.py b/fig/service.py
index 558ada2b2cf..e6dcf01281b 100644
--- a/fig/service.py
+++ b/fig/service.py
@@ -188,16 +188,15 @@ def create_container(self, one_off=False, insecure_registry=False, **override_op
                 return Container.create(self.client, **container_options)
             raise
 
-    def recreate_containers(self, **override_options):
+    def recreate_containers(self, insecure_registry=False, **override_options):
         """
         If a container for this service doesn't exist, create and start one. If there are
         any, stop them, create+start new ones, and remove the old containers.
         """
         containers = self.containers(stopped=True)
-
         if not containers:
             log.info("Creating %s..." % self._next_container_name(containers))
-            container = self.create_container(**override_options)
+            container = self.create_container(insecure_registry=insecure_registry, **override_options)
             self.start_container(container)
             return [(None, container)]
         else:
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ def recreate_containers(self, **override_options):
 
             for c in containers:
                 log.info("Recreating %s..." % c.name)
-                tuples.append(self.recreate_container(c, **override_options))
+                tuples.append(self.recreate_container(c, insecure_registry=insecure_registry, **override_options))
 
             return tuples