diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3fd1a5..3233572 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DESC = This package supplies the base system init scripts for sysvinit
 ARCHIVE := ''
 SRCDIR := $(PWD)/SRC/initscripts
 PATCHDIR := $(PWD)/SRC/patches
-VERSION := 0.3sr1
+VERSION := 0.4sr0
 
 include /usr/share/snap/Makefile.snaplinux
 
diff --git a/SRC/initscripts/etc/init.d/network b/SRC/initscripts/etc/init.d/network
index 8ad3ac1..90a6d28 100644
--- a/SRC/initscripts/etc/init.d/network
+++ b/SRC/initscripts/etc/init.d/network
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 case "${1}" in
   start)
+    # make sure /run/network is available
+    if [ ! -d /run/network ]; then
+      mkdir /run/network
+    fi
     # Start all network interfaces
     for file in `find /etc/network.d -type f|sort`; do
       interface=${file##*/}