diff --git a/cmd/registry/registryCreate.go b/cmd/registry/registryCreate.go
index 3eaa42852..0309a6665 100644
--- a/cmd/registry/registryCreate.go
+++ b/cmd/registry/registryCreate.go
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ type regCreatePreProcessedFlags struct {
 }
 
 type regCreateFlags struct {
-	Image  string
-	NoHelp bool
+	Image          string
+	Network string
+	NoHelp         bool
 }
 
 var helptext string = `# You can now use the registry like this (example):
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ func NewCmdRegistryCreate() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&ppFlags.Port, "port", "p", "random", "Select which port the registry should be listening on on your machine (localhost) (Format: `[HOST:]HOSTPORT`)\n - Example: `k3d registry create --port 0.0.0.0:5111`")
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flags.Network, "default-network", k3d.DefaultRuntimeNetwork, "Specify the network connected to the registry")
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.NoHelp, "no-help", false, "Disable the help text (How-To use the registry)")
 
 	// done
@@ -135,5 +138,5 @@ func parseCreateRegistryCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, flags *regCreateF
 		registryName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", k3d.DefaultObjectNamePrefix, args[0])
 	}
 
-	return &k3d.Registry{Host: registryName, Image: flags.Image, ExposureOpts: *exposePort}, clusters
+	return &k3d.Registry{Host: registryName, Image: flags.Image, ExposureOpts: *exposePort, Network: flags.Network}, clusters
 }
diff --git a/pkg/client/cluster.go b/pkg/client/cluster.go
index 5b5a99cf8..47b32a35d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cluster.go
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func ClusterDelete(ctx context.Context, runtime k3drt.Runtime, cluster *k3d.Clus
 				if net == cluster.Network.Name {
 					continue
 				}
-				if net == "bridge" || net == "host" {
+				if net == k3d.DefaultRuntimeNetwork || net == "host" {
 					continue
 				}
 				l.Log().Tracef("net: %s", net)
diff --git a/pkg/client/registry.go b/pkg/client/registry.go
index 7432c4c4a..6b52aa08d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/client/registry.go
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@ func RegistryCreate(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, reg *k3d.Regi
 	// 	l.Log().Fatalln(err)
 	// }
 
+	if len(reg.Network) == 0 {
+		reg.Network = k3d.DefaultRuntimeNetwork
+	}
+
 	registryNode := &k3d.Node{
 		Name:     reg.Host,
 		Image:    reg.Image,
 		Role:     k3d.RegistryRole,
-		Networks: []string{"bridge"}, // Default network: TODO: change to const from types
+		Networks: []string{reg.Network},
 		Restart:  true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go b/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go
index f9399d489..b0e1f4d8b 100644
--- a/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go
+++ b/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go
@@ -403,16 +403,13 @@ func executeInNode(ctx context.Context, node *k3d.Node, cmd []string, stdin io.R
 	}
 
 	execConnection, err := docker.ContainerExecAttach(ctx, exec.ID, types.ExecStartCheck{
-		Tty: true,
+		// Don't use tty true when piping stdin.
+		Tty: !attachStdin,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("docker failed to attach to exec process in node '%s': %w", node.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := docker.ContainerExecStart(ctx, exec.ID, types.ExecStartCheck{Tty: true}); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("docker failed to start exec process in node '%s': %w", node.Name, err)
-	}
-
 	// If we need to write to stdin pipe, start a new goroutine that writes the stream to stdin
 	if stdin != nil {
 		go func() {
diff --git a/pkg/types/defaults.go b/pkg/types/defaults.go
index 4acd19ab1..018a79ca4 100644
--- a/pkg/types/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/types/defaults.go
@@ -94,3 +94,6 @@ func GetDefaultObjectName(name string) string {
 // container is in a crash loop.
 // This makes sense e.g. when a new server is waiting to join an existing cluster and has to wait for other learners to finish.
 const DefaultNodeWaitForLogMessageCrashLoopBackOffLimit = 10
+
+// DefaultNetwork defines the default (Docker) runtime network
+const DefaultRuntimeNetwork = "bridge"
diff --git a/pkg/types/registry.go b/pkg/types/registry.go
index 07102a6ab..aae83f9b3 100644
--- a/pkg/types/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/registry.go
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ const (
 
 // Registry describes a k3d-managed registry
 type Registry struct {
-	ClusterRef   string       // filled automatically -> if created with a cluster
-	Protocol     string       `yaml:"protocol,omitempty" json:"protocol,omitempty"` // default: http
-	Host         string       `yaml:"host" json:"host"`
-	Image        string       `yaml:"image,omitempty" json:"image,omitempty"`
-	ExposureOpts ExposureOpts `yaml:"expose" json:"expose"`
-	Options      struct {
+	ClusterRef     string       // filled automatically -> if created with a cluster
+	Protocol       string       `yaml:"protocol,omitempty" json:"protocol,omitempty"` // default: http
+	Host           string       `yaml:"host" json:"host"`
+	Image          string       `yaml:"image,omitempty" json:"image,omitempty"`
+	Network string       `yaml:"Network,omitempty" json:"Network,omitempty"`
+	ExposureOpts   ExposureOpts `yaml:"expose" json:"expose"`
+	Options        struct {
 		ConfigFile string `yaml:"configFile,omitempty" json:"configFile,omitempty"`
 		Proxy      struct {
 			RemoteURL string `yaml:"remoteURL" json:"remoteURL"`