diff --git a/internal/resource/container_network.go b/internal/resource/container_network.go
index f755a17..fd5bc1c 100644
--- a/internal/resource/container_network.go
+++ b/internal/resource/container_network.go
@@ -84,16 +84,18 @@ func (n *ContainerNetwork) Notify(m *machine.EventMessage) {
   case machine.ENTERSTATEEVENT:
     switch m.Dest {
     case "start_create":
-      if e := n.Create(ctx); e != nil {
-        if triggerErr := n.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr != nil {
-					// transition error
+      if e := n.Create(ctx); e == nil {
+				if triggerErr := n.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr == nil {
+					return
 				}
-      }
+			}
+			n.State = "absent"
     case "present":
       n.State = "present"
     }
   case machine.EXITSTATEEVENT:
   }
+
 }
 
 func (n *ContainerNetwork) URI() string {
diff --git a/internal/resource/file.go b/internal/resource/file.go
index 9b09ef4..9391e53 100644
--- a/internal/resource/file.go
+++ b/internal/resource/file.go
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ func (f *File) Notify(m *machine.EventMessage) {
 	case machine.ENTERSTATEEVENT:
 		switch m.Dest {
 		case "start_create":
-			if e := f.Create(ctx); e != nil {
-				if triggerErr := f.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr != nil {
-					// transition error
+			if e := f.Create(ctx); e == nil {
+				if triggerErr := f.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr == nil {
+					return
 				}
 			}
+			f.State = "absent"
 		case "present":
 			f.State = "present"
 		}
diff --git a/internal/resource/http.go b/internal/resource/http.go
index cc1a95f..3562746 100644
--- a/internal/resource/http.go
+++ b/internal/resource/http.go
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ func (h *HTTP) Notify(m *machine.EventMessage) {
   case machine.ENTERSTATEEVENT:
     switch m.Dest {
     case "start_create":
-      if e := h.Create(ctx); e != nil {
-        if triggerErr := h.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr != nil {
-					// transition error
+      if e := h.Create(ctx); e == nil {
+        if triggerErr := h.stater.Trigger("created"); triggerErr == nil {
+					return
 				}
       }
+			h.State = "absent"
     case "present":
       h.State = "present"
     }