diff --git a/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py b/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py
index ada76620e2..0984facc00 100644
--- a/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py
+++ b/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from reddwarf.common import config
 from reddwarf.common import exception
 from reddwarf.common import utils
 # from nova.db import api as dbapi
-# from nova.db import base
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ class API(object):
         """Make an asynchronous call to prepare the guest
            as a database container"""
         LOG.debug(_("Sending the call to prepare the Guest"))
-        #TODO(hub-cap): add this to the kombu api
         rpc.cast_with_consumer(context, self._get_routing_key(context, id),
                  {"method": "prepare",
                   "args": {"databases": databases,
diff --git a/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py b/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py
index 472d811d78..bba36d3f66 100644
--- a/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py
+++ b/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ class DBaaSAgent(object):
             LOG.debug("result = " + str(result))
             return result.rowcount != 0
 
-    def prepare(self, databases):
+    def prepare(self, databases, memory_mb):
         """Makes ready DBAAS on a Guest container."""
         global PREPARING
         PREPARING = True
-        from reddwarf.guest.pkg import PkgAgent
+        from reddwarf.guestagent.pkg import PkgAgent
         if not isinstance(self, PkgAgent):
             raise TypeError("This must also be an instance of Pkg agent.")
         preparer = DBaaSPreparer(self)
diff --git a/reddwarf/instance/service.py b/reddwarf/instance/service.py
index 47d0e589b8..c1142e6f98 100644
--- a/reddwarf/instance/service.py
+++ b/reddwarf/instance/service.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from reddwarf.common import context as rd_context
 from reddwarf.common import exception
 from reddwarf.common import utils
 from reddwarf.common import wsgi
+from reddwarf.guestagent import api as guest_api
 from reddwarf.instance import models, views
 
 CONFIG = config.Config
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ class InstanceController(BaseController):
                                         body).data()
 
         # Now wait for the response from the create to do additional work
+        guest_api.API().prepare(context, server['id'], [], 512)
         #TODO(cp16net): need to set the return code correctly
         return wsgi.Result(views.InstanceView(server).data(), 201)
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/rpc/__init__.py b/reddwarf/rpc/__init__.py
index 0dfc44686d..22dc0a14ee 100644
--- a/reddwarf/rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/reddwarf/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -82,6 +82,23 @@ def cast(context, topic, msg):
     return _get_impl().cast(context, topic, msg)
 
 
+def cast_with_consumer(context, topic, msg):
+    """Invoke a remote method that does not return anything.
+
+    :param context: Information that identifies the user that has made this
+                    request.
+    :param topic: The topic to send the rpc message to.  This correlates to the
+                  topic argument of
+                  nova.rpc.common.Connection.create_consumer() and only applies
+                  when the consumer was created with fanout=False.
+    :param msg: This is a dict in the form { "method" : "method_to_invoke",
+                                             "args" : dict_of_kwargs }
+
+    :returns: None
+    """
+    return _get_impl().cast_with_consumer(context, topic, msg)
+
+
 def fanout_cast(context, topic, msg):
     """Broadcast a remote method invocation with no return.
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/rpc/amqp.py b/reddwarf/rpc/amqp.py
index a5a3b1feef..5bcd2506e8 100644
--- a/reddwarf/rpc/amqp.py
+++ b/reddwarf/rpc/amqp.py
@@ -349,6 +349,15 @@ def cast(context, topic, msg, connection_pool):
         conn.topic_send(topic, msg)
 
 
+def cast_with_consumer(context, topic, msg, connection_pool):
+    """Sends a message on a topic without waiting for a response."""
+    LOG.debug(_('Making asynchronous cast on %s...'), topic)
+    pack_context(msg, context)
+    with ConnectionContext(connection_pool) as conn:
+        consumer = conn.declare_topic_consumer(topic=topic)
+        conn.topic_send(topic, msg)
+
+
 def fanout_cast(context, topic, msg, connection_pool):
     """Sends a message on a fanout exchange without waiting for a response."""
     LOG.debug(_('Making asynchronous fanout cast...'))
diff --git a/reddwarf/rpc/impl_kombu.py b/reddwarf/rpc/impl_kombu.py
index 682ff8339a..8960a0fbe4 100644
--- a/reddwarf/rpc/impl_kombu.py
+++ b/reddwarf/rpc/impl_kombu.py
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ def cast(context, topic, msg):
     return rpc_amqp.cast(context, topic, msg, Connection.pool)
 
 
+def cast_with_consumer(context, topic, msg):
+    """Sends a message on a topic without waiting for a response."""
+    return rpc_amqp.cast(context, topic, msg, Connection.pool)
+
+
 def fanout_cast(context, topic, msg):
     """Sends a message on a fanout exchange without waiting for a response."""
     return rpc_amqp.fanout_cast(context, topic, msg, Connection.pool)