diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh
index 2a71f9ed..339db6e7 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ validate_ip() {
     fi
 }
 
+validate_netconf_clone() {
+    if [ -n "${bastille_network_loopback}" ] && [ -n "${bastille_network_shared}" ]; then
+        error_exit "Invalid network configuration."
+    fi
+    if [ "${bastille_network_vnet_type}" != "if_bridge" ] || [ "${bastille_network_vnet_type}" != "netgraph" ]; then
+        error_exit "[ERROR]: 'bastille_network_vnet_type' not set properly: ${bastille_network_vnet_type}"
+    fi
+}
+
 update_jailconf() {
     # Update jail.conf
     JAIL_CONFIG="${bastille_jailsdir}/${NEWNAME}/jail.conf"
@@ -150,6 +159,7 @@ update_jailconf() {
     fi
 
     if grep -qw "vnet;" "${JAIL_CONFIG}"; then
+        validate_netconf
         update_jailconf_vnet
     else
         _ip4="$(bastille config ${TARGET} get ip4.addr | sed 's/,/ /g')"