diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9f0aa1b..804dad0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
             BOOT: "http://www.example.com/image.iso"
         devices:
             - /dev/kvm
+            - /dev/vhost-net
         cap_add:
             - NET_ADMIN                       
         ports:
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ddf4878..b82c7b8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <div align="center">
 
 [![Build]][build_url]
-[![Version]][build_url]
+[![Version]][ghcr_url]
 [![Size]][ghcr_url]
 
 [build_url]: https://github.com/qemu-tools/qemu-docker/
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ services:
             BOOT: "http://www.example.com/image.iso"
         devices:
             - /dev/kvm
+            - /dev/vhost-net
         cap_add:
             - NET_ADMIN                       
         ports:
diff --git a/run/disk.sh b/run/disk.sh
index abdd2a8..f10bcbe 100644
--- a/run/disk.sh
+++ b/run/disk.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if [ -f "${DATA}" ]; then
 
     echo "INFO: Resizing data disk from $OLD_SIZE to $DATA_SIZE bytes.."
 
-    if [ "$ALLOCATE" = "N" ]; then
+    if [[ "${ALLOCATE}" == [Nn]* ]]; then
 
       # Resize file by changing its length
       truncate -s "${DATA_SIZE}" "${DATA}"; 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ -f "${DATA}" ]; then
         echo "ERROR: Could not allocate a file for the data disk." && exit 85
       fi
 
-      if [ "$ALLOCATE" = "Z" ]; then
+      if [[ "${ALLOCATE}" == [Zz]* ]]; then
 
         GB=$(( (REQ + 1073741823)/1073741824 ))
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -f "${DATA}" ]; then
 
-  if [ "$ALLOCATE" = "N" ]; then
+  if [[ "${ALLOCATE}" == [Nn]* ]]; then
 
     # Create an empty file
     truncate -s "${DATA_SIZE}" "${DATA}"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if [ ! -f "${DATA}" ]; then
       echo "ERROR: Could not allocate a file for the data disk." && exit 87
     fi
 
-    if [ "$ALLOCATE" = "Z" ]; then
+    if [[ "${ALLOCATE}" == [Zz]* ]]; then
 
       echo "INFO: Preallocating ${DISK_SIZE} of diskspace, please wait..."
       dd if=/dev/urandom of="${DATA}" count="${DATA_SIZE}" bs=1M iflag=count_bytes status=none
diff --git a/run/install.sh b/run/install.sh
index 57cfe3f..79c3f40 100644
--- a/run/install.sh
+++ b/run/install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ else
   PROGRESS="--progress=dot:giga"
 fi
 
-[ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && set -x
+[[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && set -x
 
 { wget "$BOOT" -O "$TMP" -q --no-check-certificate --show-progress "$PROGRESS"; rc=$?; } || :
 (( rc != 0 )) && echo "ERROR: Failed to download ${BOOT}, reason: $rc" && exit 60
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ FILE="$STORAGE/boot.img"
 mv -f "$TMP" "$FILE"
 
 { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
-[ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && echo
+[[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo
 
 return 0
diff --git a/run/network.sh b/run/network.sh
index 9ce94e7..14a83c6 100644
--- a/run/network.sh
+++ b/run/network.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ configureDHCP() {
   NETWORK=$(ip -o route | grep "${VM_NET_DEV}" | grep -v default | awk '{print $1}')
   IP=$(ip address show dev "${VM_NET_DEV}" | grep inet | awk '/inet / { print $2 }' | cut -f1 -d/)
 
-  [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && set -x
+  [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && set -x
   { ip link add link "${VM_NET_DEV}" "${VM_NET_VLAN}" type macvlan mode bridge 2> /dev/null ; rc=$?; } || :
 
   if (( rc != 0 )); then
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ configureDHCP() {
     echo "container: --device-cgroup-rule='c ${MAJOR}:* rwm' --device=/dev/vhost-net" && exit 21
   fi
 
-  # Create /dev/vhost-net
-  if [ ! -c /dev/vhost-net ]; then
-    mknod /dev/vhost-net c 10 238
-    chmod 660 /dev/vhost-net
-  fi
-
   { exec 40>>/dev/vhost-net; rc=$?; } || :
 
   if (( rc != 0 )); then
@@ -99,7 +93,7 @@ configureDHCP() {
 configureNAT () {
 
   VM_NET_IP='20.20.20.21'
-  [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && set -x
+  [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && set -x
 
   #Create bridge with static IP for the VM guest
 
@@ -129,7 +123,7 @@ configureNAT () {
   fi
 
   { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
-  [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && echo
+  [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo
 
   #Check port forwarding flag
   if [[ $(< /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
@@ -149,9 +143,12 @@ configureNAT () {
 
   NET_OPTS="-netdev tap,ifname=${VM_NET_TAP},script=no,downscript=no,id=hostnet0"
 
+  { exec 40>>/dev/vhost-net; rc=$?; } || :
+  (( rc == 0 )) && NET_OPTS="$NET_OPTS,vhost=on,vhostfd=40"
+
   # Build DNS options from container /etc/resolv.conf
 
-  if [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ]; then
+  if [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
     echo "/etc/resolv.conf:" && echo && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo
   fi
 
@@ -178,7 +175,7 @@ configureNAT () {
 
   DNSMASQ_OPTS=$(echo "$DNSMASQ_OPTS" | sed 's/\t/ /g' | tr -s ' ' | sed 's/^ *//')
 
-  [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && set -x
+  [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && set -x
 
   $DNSMASQ ${DNSMASQ_OPTS:+ $DNSMASQ_OPTS}
 
@@ -198,13 +195,19 @@ fi
 
 [ ! -c /dev/net/tun ] && echo "ERROR: TUN network interface not available..." && exit 85
 
+# Create the necessary file structure for /dev/vhost-net
+if [ ! -c /dev/vhost-net ]; then
+  mknod /dev/vhost-net c 10 238
+  chmod 660 /dev/vhost-net
+fi
+
 update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy > /dev/null
 update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy > /dev/null
 
 VM_NET_MAC="${VM_NET_MAC//-/:}"
 GATEWAY=$(ip r | grep default | awk '{print $3}')
 
-if [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ]; then
+if [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
 
   IP=$(ip address show dev "${VM_NET_DEV}" | grep inet | awk '/inet / { print $2 }' | cut -f1 -d/)
   echo "INFO: Container IP is ${IP} with gateway ${GATEWAY}" && echo
@@ -213,12 +216,7 @@ if [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ]; then
 
 fi
 
-if [ "$DHCP" != "Y" ]; then
-
-  # Configuration for static IP
-  configureNAT
-
-else
+if [[ "${DHCP}" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
 
   if [[ "$GATEWAY" == "172."* ]]; then
     echo -n "ERROR: You cannot enable DHCP while the container is "
@@ -228,10 +226,15 @@ else
   # Configuration for DHCP IP
   configureDHCP
 
+else
+
+  # Configuration for static IP
+  configureNAT
+
 fi
 
 NET_OPTS="${NET_OPTS} -device virtio-net-pci,romfile=,netdev=hostnet0,mac=${VM_NET_MAC},id=net0"
 
-[ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && echo && echo "Finished network setup.." && echo
+[[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo && echo "Finished network setup.." && echo
 
 return 0
diff --git a/run/run.sh b/run/run.sh
index 325bd3b..8ec518a 100755
--- a/run/run.sh
+++ b/run/run.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 : ${RAM_SIZE:='512M'}   # Maximum RAM amount
 
 echo "Starting QEMU for Docker v${VERSION}..."
+trap 'echo >&2 "Error status $? for: ${BASH_COMMAND} (line $LINENO/$BASH_LINENO)"' ERR
+
+[ ! -f "/run/run.sh" ] && echo "ERROR: Script must run inside Docker container!" && exit 11
+[ "$(id -u)" -ne "0" ] && echo "ERROR: Script must be executed with root privileges." && exit 12
 
 STORAGE="/storage"
 KERNEL=$(uname -r | cut -b 1)
 
-trap 'echo >&2 "Error status $? for: ${BASH_COMMAND} (line $LINENO/$BASH_LINENO)"' ERR
-
-[ ! -d "$STORAGE" ] && echo "Storage folder (${STORAGE}) not found!" && exit 69
-[ ! -f "/run/run.sh" ] && echo "Script must run inside Docker container!" && exit 60
+[ ! -d "$STORAGE" ] && echo "ERROR: Storage folder (${STORAGE}) not found!" && exit 13
 
 if [ ! -f "$STORAGE/boot.img" ]; then
   . /run/install.sh
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${KVM_ERR}" ]; then
   echo "ERROR: KVM acceleration not detected ${KVM_ERR}, please enable it."
-  [ "$DEBUG" != "Y" ] && exit 88
+  [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && exit 88
 else
   KVM_OPTS=",accel=kvm -enable-kvm -cpu host"
 fi
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ trap - ERR
 
 set -m
 (
-  [ "$DEBUG" = "Y" ] && set -x
+  [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && set -x
   qemu-system-x86_64 ${ARGS:+ $ARGS} & echo $! > "${_QEMU_PID}"
   { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
 )