diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 337665f..0afa980 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DESC = This package supplies the core required init scripts for startup
 ARCHIVE := ''
 SRCDIR := $(PWD)/SRC/initscripts
 PATCHDIR := $(PWD)/SRC/patches
-VERSION := 1.5-0
+VERSION := 1.6-0
 
 include /usr/share/snap/Makefile.snaplinux
 
diff --git a/SRC/initscripts/init-functions b/SRC/initscripts/init-functions
index 3964c6b..c4f3150 100644
--- a/SRC/initscripts/init-functions
+++ b/SRC/initscripts/init-functions
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 # be enough
 #
 
-chkcontainer=$(sed 's/\x0/\n/g' < /proc/1/environ|grep -ia '^container\|^LXC')
+if [ -r /proc/1/environ ]; then
+  chkcontainer=$(sed 's/\x0/\n/g' < /proc/1/environ|grep -ia '^container\|^LXC')
+fi
+
 [ -n "$chkcontainer" ] && export $chkcontainer
 
 COL52="\\033[52G"