diff --git a/bridge/bridge.go b/bridge/bridge.go
index 2afe066..16fbe9a 100644
--- a/bridge/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge/bridge.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type bridgeConfiguration struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	libnetwork.RegisterNetworkType(networkType, Create, bridgeConfiguration{})
+	libnetwork.RegisterNetworkType(networkType, Create, &bridgeConfiguration{})
 }
 
 func Create(config *bridgeConfiguration) (libnetwork.Network, error) {
diff --git a/drivers.go b/drivers.go
index a079c75..5b7af74 100644
--- a/drivers.go
+++ b/drivers.go
@@ -10,21 +10,43 @@ import (
 type DriverParams options.Generic
 
 var drivers = map[string]struct {
-	ctor   interface{}
-	config interface{}
+	creatorFn  interface{}
+	creatorArg interface{}
 }{}
 
 // RegisterNetworkType associates a textual identifier with a way to create a
 // new network. It is called by the various network implementations, and used
 // upon invokation of the libnetwork.NetNetwork function.
-func RegisterNetworkType(name string, ctor interface{}, config interface{}) error {
+//
+// creatorFn must be of type func (creatorArgType) (Network, error), where
+// createArgType is the type of the creatorArg argument.
+//
+// For example:
+//
+//    func CreateTestNetwork(config *TestNetworkConfig()) (Network, error) {
+//    }
+//
+//    func init() {
+//        RegisterNetworkType("test", CreateTestNetwork, &TestNetworkConfig{})
+//    }
+//
+func RegisterNetworkType(name string, creatorFn interface{}, creatorArg interface{}) error {
+	// Validate the creator function signature.
+	ctorArg := []reflect.Type{reflect.TypeOf(creatorArg)}
+	ctorRet := []reflect.Type{reflect.TypeOf((*Network)(nil)).Elem(), reflect.TypeOf((*error)(nil)).Elem()}
+	if err := validateFunctionSignature(creatorFn, ctorArg, ctorRet); err != nil {
+		sig := fmt.Sprintf("func (%s) (Network, error)", ctorArg[0].Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid signature for %q creator function (expected %s)", name, sig)
+	}
+
+	// Store the new driver information to invoke at creation time.
 	if _, ok := drivers[name]; ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("a driver for network type %q is already registed", name)
 	}
 	drivers[name] = struct {
-		ctor   interface{}
-		config interface{}
-	}{ctor, config}
+		creatorFn  interface{}
+		creatorArg interface{}
+	}{creatorFn, creatorArg}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -34,13 +56,13 @@ func createNetwork(name string, generic DriverParams) (Network, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown driver %q", name)
 	}
 
-	config, err := options.GenerateFromModel(options.Generic(generic), d.config)
+	config, err := options.GenerateFromModel(options.Generic(generic), d.creatorArg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate driver config: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	arg := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(config)}
-	res := reflect.ValueOf(d.ctor).Call(arg)
+	res := reflect.ValueOf(d.creatorFn).Call(arg)
 	return makeCreateResult(res)
 }
 
@@ -53,3 +75,33 @@ func makeCreateResult(res []reflect.Value) (net Network, err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func validateFunctionSignature(fn interface{}, params []reflect.Type, returns []reflect.Type) error {
+	// Valid that argument is a function.
+	fnType := reflect.TypeOf(fn)
+	if fnType.Kind() != reflect.Func {
+		return fmt.Errorf("argument is %s, not function", fnType.Name)
+	}
+
+	// Vaidate arguments numbers and types.
+	if fnType.NumIn() != len(params) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected function with %d arguments, got %d", len(params), fnType.NumIn())
+	}
+	for i, argType := range params {
+		if argType != fnType.In(i) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("argument %d type should be %s, got %s", i, argType.Name, fnType.In(i).Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate return values numbers and types.
+	if fnType.NumOut() != len(returns) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected function with %d return values, got %d", len(params), fnType.NumIn())
+	}
+	for i, retType := range returns {
+		if retType != fnType.Out(i) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("return value %d type should be %s, got %s", i, retType.Name, fnType.Out(i).Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/options/options.go b/pkg/options/options.go
index 09966e6..d5bc063 100644
--- a/pkg/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/options/options.go
@@ -32,7 +32,16 @@ func NewGeneric() Generic {
 }
 
 func GenerateFromModel(options Generic, model interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-	res := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(model))
+	modType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+
+	// If the model is of pointer type, we need to dereference for New.
+	resType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+	if modType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		resType = resType.Elem()
+	}
+
+	// Populate the result structure with the generic layout content.
+	res := reflect.New(resType)
 	for name, value := range options {
 		field := res.Elem().FieldByName(name)
 		if !field.IsValid() {
@@ -43,5 +52,10 @@ func GenerateFromModel(options Generic, model interface{}) (interface{}, error)
 		}
 		field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(value))
 	}
-	return res.Interface(), nil
+
+	// If the model is not of pointer type, return content of the result.
+	if modType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		return res.Interface(), nil
+	}
+	return res.Elem().Interface(), nil
 }