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diff --git a/swift/container/server.py b/swift/container/server.py
index eb72513..8069d20 100644
--- a/swift/container/server.py
+++ b/swift/container/server.py
@@ -229,9 +229,13 @@ class ContainerController(object):
         broker = self._get_container_broker(drive, part, account, container)
         if account.startswith(self.auto_create_account_prefix) and obj and \
                 not os.path.exists(broker.db_file):
+            requested_policy_index = (self.get_and_validate_policy_index(req)
+                                      or self.policies.default.idx)
             try:
-                broker.initialize(normalize_timestamp(
-                    req.headers.get('x-timestamp') or time.time()), -1)
+                broker.initialize(
+                    normalize_timestamp(
+                        req.headers.get('x-timestamp') or time.time()),
+                    requested_policy_index)
             except DatabaseAlreadyExists:
                 pass
         if not os.path.exists(broker.db_file):