diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
index 9139757bde..184c86299e 100644
--- a/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
+++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from openstack import connection
 from openstackclient.common import exceptions
 from openstackclient.common import utils
 from openstackclient.identity import common as identity_common
-from openstackclient.network import common
 
 
 def _format_admin_state(item):
@@ -288,21 +287,23 @@ class SetNetwork(command.Command):
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         self.log.debug('take_action(%s)' % parsed_args)
+        self.app.client_manager.network = \
+            _make_client_sdk(self.app.client_manager)
         client = self.app.client_manager.network
-        _id = common.find(client, 'network', 'networks',
-                          parsed_args.identifier)
-        body = {}
+        obj = client.find_network(parsed_args.identifier, ignore_missing=False)
+
         if parsed_args.name is not None:
-            body['name'] = str(parsed_args.name)
+            obj.name = str(parsed_args.name)
         if parsed_args.admin_state is not None:
-            body['admin_state_up'] = parsed_args.admin_state
+            obj.admin_state_up = parsed_args.admin_state
         if parsed_args.shared is not None:
-            body['shared'] = parsed_args.shared
-        if body == {}:
+            obj.shared = parsed_args.shared
+
+        if not obj.is_dirty:
             msg = "Nothing specified to be set"
             raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)
-        update_method = getattr(client, "update_network")
-        update_method(_id, {'network': body})
+
+        client.update_network(obj)
         return
 
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/network/v2/test_network.py b/openstackclient/tests/network/v2/test_network.py
index 41be5933e0..6fd8bfcdcd 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/network/v2/test_network.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/network/v2/test_network.py
@@ -458,31 +458,35 @@ class TestListNetwork(TestNetwork):
         self.assertEqual(self.data_long, list(data))
 
 
+@mock.patch('openstackclient.network.v2.network._make_client_sdk')
 class TestSetNetwork(TestNetwork):
 
+    # The network to set.
+    _network = network_fakes.FakeNetwork.create_one_network()
+
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestSetNetwork, self).setUp()
 
-        self.network.update_network = mock.Mock(
-            return_value=None
-        )
+        self.network.update_network = mock.Mock(return_value=None)
 
-        self.network.list_networks = mock.Mock(
-            return_value={RESOURCES: [copy.deepcopy(RECORD)]}
-        )
+        self.network.find_network = mock.Mock(return_value=self._network)
 
         # Get the command object to test
         self.cmd = network.SetNetwork(self.app, self.namespace)
 
-    def test_set_this(self):
+    def test_set_this(self, _make_client_sdk):
+        _make_client_sdk.return_value = self.app.client_manager.network
+
+        self._network.is_dirty = True
+
         arglist = [
-            FAKE_NAME,
+            self._network.name,
             '--enable',
             '--name', 'noob',
             '--share',
         ]
         verifylist = [
-            ('identifier', FAKE_NAME),
+            ('identifier', self._network.name),
             ('admin_state', True),
             ('name', 'noob'),
             ('shared', True),
@@ -491,19 +495,21 @@ class TestSetNetwork(TestNetwork):
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
         result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
-        exp = {'admin_state_up': True, 'name': 'noob', 'shared': True}
-        exp_record = {RESOURCE: exp}
-        self.network.update_network.assert_called_with(FAKE_ID, exp_record)
+        self.network.update_network.assert_called_with(self._network)
         self.assertEqual(None, result)
 
-    def test_set_that(self):
+    def test_set_that(self, _make_client_sdk):
+        _make_client_sdk.return_value = self.app.client_manager.network
+
+        self._network.is_dirty = True
+
         arglist = [
-            FAKE_NAME,
+            self._network.name,
             '--disable',
             '--no-share',
         ]
         verifylist = [
-            ('identifier', FAKE_NAME),
+            ('identifier', self._network.name),
             ('admin_state', False),
             ('shared', False),
         ]
@@ -511,14 +517,16 @@ class TestSetNetwork(TestNetwork):
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
         result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
-        exp = {'admin_state_up': False, 'shared': False}
-        exp_record = {RESOURCE: exp}
-        self.network.update_network.assert_called_with(FAKE_ID, exp_record)
+        self.network.update_network.assert_called_with(self._network)
         self.assertEqual(None, result)
 
-    def test_set_nothing(self):
-        arglist = [FAKE_NAME, ]
-        verifylist = [('identifier', FAKE_NAME), ]
+    def test_set_nothing(self, _make_client_sdk):
+        _make_client_sdk.return_value = self.app.client_manager.network
+
+        self._network.is_dirty = False
+
+        arglist = [self._network.name, ]
+        verifylist = [('identifier', self._network.name), ]
 
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action,