diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh
index aeb05cf7..eabcc0ef 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/clone.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ update_jailconf() {
     fi
 
     if grep -qw "vnet;" "${JAIL_CONFIG}"; then
-        validate_netconf || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to validate Bastille network configuration."
+        validate_netconf
         update_jailconf_vnet
     else
         _ip4="$(bastille config ${TARGET} get ip4.addr | sed 's/,/ /g')"
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
index a127c100..53dd0fea 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ EOF
 
 validate_netconf() {
     if [ -n "${bastille_network_loopback}" ] && [ -n "${bastille_network_shared}" ]; then
-        error_exit "Invalid network configuration."
+        error_exit "[ERROR]: 'bastille_network_loopback' and 'bastille_network_shared' cannot both be set."
     fi
     if [ "${bastille_network_vnet_type}" != "if_bridge" ] && [ "${bastille_network_vnet_type}" != "netgraph" ]; then
         error_exit "[ERROR]: 'bastille_network_vnet_type' not set properly: ${bastille_network_vnet_type}"
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
index a4e89313..0d6def87 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
@@ -957,18 +957,18 @@ if [ -z "${EMPTY_JAIL}" ]; then
     ## check if interface is valid
     if [ -n "${INTERFACE}" ]; then
         validate_netif
-        validate_netconf || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to validate Bastille network configuration."
+        validate_netconf
     elif [ -n "${VNET_JAIL}" ]; then
         if [ -z "${INTERFACE}" ]; then
             if [ -z "${bastille_network_shared}" ]; then
                 # User must specify interface on vnet jails.
                 error_exit "Error: Network interface not defined."
             else
-                validate_netconf || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to validate Bastille network configuration."
+                validate_netconf
             fi
         fi
     else
-        validate_netconf || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to validate Bastille network configuration."
+        validate_netconf
     fi
 else
     info "Creating empty jail: ${NAME}."
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/network.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/network.sh
index d347b781..bfdcc59b 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/network.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/network.sh
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ add_vlan() {
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
     add)
-        validate_netconf || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to validate Bastille network configuration."
+        validate_netconf
         validate_netif "${INTERFACE}"
         if check_interface_added "${TARGET}" "${INTERFACE}" && [ -z "${VLAN_ID}" ]; then
             error_exit "Interface is already added: \"${INTERFACE}\""