diff --git a/cwFlowCross.cpp b/cwFlowCross.cpp
index de5c646..49c29f2 100644
--- a/cwFlowCross.cpp
+++ b/cwFlowCross.cpp
@@ -146,12 +146,17 @@ namespace cw
       net->deviceN = 0;
       net->stateId = net_idx == 0 ? kActiveStateId : kInactiveStateId;
       net->net_idx = net_idx;
+
+      if((rc = flow::create( net->flowH, &classCfg, &networkCfg, nullptr, nullptr )) == kOkRC )
+      {
+        rc = cwLogError(rc,"Flow cross index %i network create failed.",net_idx);
+      }
       
-      if((rc = flow::create( net->flowH, &classCfg, &networkCfg, nullptr, nullptr, net->deviceA, deviceN )) == kOkRC )
+      if((rc = flow::initialize( net->flowH, net->deviceA, deviceN )) == kOkRC )
         net->deviceN = deviceN;
       else
       {
-        cwLogError(rc,"Flow cross index %i network created failed.",net_idx);
+        cwLogError(rc,"Flow cross index %i network initialize failed.",net_idx);
         goto errLabel;
       }
 
diff --git a/cwFlowTest.cpp b/cwFlowTest.cpp
index 30c4050..811f309 100644
--- a/cwFlowTest.cpp
+++ b/cwFlowTest.cpp
@@ -54,10 +54,17 @@ cw::rc_t cw::flow::test( const test::test_args_t& args )
   // create the flow object
   if((rc = create( flowH, class_cfg, args.test_args, subnet_cfg, args.out_dir)) != kOkRC )
   {
-    rc = cwLogError(rc,"Flow object create failed.");
+    rc = cwLogError(rc,"Flow object configure failed.");
     goto errLabel;
   }
 
+  // create the flow object
+  if((rc = initialize( flowH )) != kOkRC )
+  {
+    rc = cwLogError(rc,"Flow object create failed.");
+    goto errLabel;
+  }
+  
   // run the network
   if((rc = exec( flowH )) != kOkRC )
     rc = cwLogError(rc,"Execution failed.");