diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
index 01052e42..0e698353 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ validate_name() {
     # Make sure NAME has only allowed characters
     if [ -n "$(echo "${NAME_SANITY}" | awk "/^[-_].*$/" )" ]; then
         error_exit "[ERROR]: Jail names may not begin with (-|_) characters!"
-    elif [ "${VNET_JAIL}" -eq 1 ] && echo "${NAME_VERIFY}" | grep -qE '(-|_)'; then
+    elif [ -n "${VNET_JAIL}" ] && echo "${NAME_VERIFY}" | grep -qE '(-|_)'; then
         error_exit "[ERROR]: VNET jail names may not contain (-|_) characters."
     elif [ "${NAME_VERIFY}" != "${NAME_SANITY}" ]; then
         error_exit "[ERROR]: Jail names may not contain special characters!"