diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11f1921..dc5792d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Docker Run Action
 
-- run a privately-owned image.
-- run an image built by a previous step.
 - run a specific step in docker.
+- run an image built by a previous step.
 - See https://github.com/addnab/docker-run-action/blob/main/action.yml for all the available inputs.
 
 #### Typical Use Case
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index cb62a39..e07cdbe 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ fi
 
 echo "$INPUT_RUN" | sed -e 's/\\n/;/g' > semicolon_delimited_script
 
-exec docker run -v "/var/run/docker.sock":"/var/run/docker.sock" --network=$INPUT_DOCKER_NETWORK $INPUT_OPTIONS --entrypoint=$INPUT_SHELL $INPUT_IMAGE -c "`cat semicolon_delimited_script`"
+if [ ! -z $INPUT_DOCKER_NETWORK ];
+then INPUT_OPTIONS="$INPUT_OPTIONS --network $INPUT_DOCKER_NETWORK"
+fi
+
+exec docker run -v "/var/run/docker.sock":"/var/run/docker.sock" $INPUT_OPTIONS --entrypoint=$INPUT_SHELL $INPUT_IMAGE -c "`cat semicolon_delimited_script`"