diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 869e45f..3e81136 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Julien Coloos <julien.coloos [at] gmail [dot] com>
 pkgname=initrd-ssh-cryptsetup
-pkgver=0.2
+pkgver=0.3
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Allows for LUKS-encrypted devices to be unlocked remotely over SSH"
 arch=('any')
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ depends=('dropbear' 'cryptsetup' 'mkinitcpio-nfs-utils' 'iproute2')
 install=$pkgname.install
 changelog='ChangeLog'
 source=("http://julien.coloos.free.fr/archlinux/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz" "$pkgname.install")
-md5sums=('27b040fd69d252050c20a2595f8c67ba'
-         'a703663472bbd50882a11f6b2cfccbf0')
+md5sums=('a25dbbac5cd82a8d87932e646e38d9c4'
+         'ac60109d80e7bb2af0d66e69aaf178a6')
 
 package() {
   install -Dm644 "$srcdir/src/install/ssh-cryptsetup" "$pkgdir/usr/lib/initcpio/install/ssh-cryptsetup"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 926f45a..3a85873 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ As explained upon installation, the following things need to be done:
 The LUKS-encrypted devices to unlock are derived from `/etc/crypttab`.
 
 
-Some options can be set in `/etc/dropbear/initrd.env` (file is sourced in initrd shell):
+Some options can be set in `/etc/initcpio/sshcs_env` (file is sourced in initrd shell):
+  * `sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig`: time (in seconds) to configure IP
+    - default: 10 seconds
   * `sshcs_opt_listen`: SSH listening port
     - default: 22
   * `sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff`: time (in seconds) to unlock devices before automatic powering off
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ Some options can be set in `/etc/dropbear/initrd.env` (file is sourced in initrd
 
 For example:
 
+    sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig=30
     sshcs_opt_listen=2222
     sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff=-1
 
diff --git a/initrd-ssh-cryptsetup.install b/initrd-ssh-cryptsetup.install
index cf21d41..27b9f2f 100644
--- a/initrd-ssh-cryptsetup.install
+++ b/initrd-ssh-cryptsetup.install
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 post_install() {
+    local sshcs_env="/etc/initcpio/sshcs_env"
+    local sshcs_env_old="/etc/dropbear/initrd.env"
     local dropbear_authorized_keys="/etc/dropbear/initrd.authorized_keys"
     local etc_dropbear=$(dirname "${dropbear_authorized_keys}")
+    [ ! -e "${sshcs_env}" ] && [ -e "${sshcs_env_old}" ] && {
+        [ -d $(dirname "${sshcs_env}") ] || mkdir -p $(dirname "${sshcs_env}")
+        mv "${sshcs_env_old}" "${sshcs_env}"
+    cat <<EOF
+    Moved legacy file ${sshcs_env_old} to new path ${sshcs_env}"
+EOF
+    }
     [ -d "${etc_dropbear}" ] || mkdir -p "${etc_dropbear}"
     [ -e "${dropbear_authorized_keys}" ] || touch "${dropbear_authorized_keys}"
     chmod 600 "${dropbear_authorized_keys}"
diff --git a/src/hooks/ssh-cryptsetup b/src/hooks/ssh-cryptsetup
index 5cd54a4..71e117e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/ssh-cryptsetup
+++ b/src/hooks/ssh-cryptsetup
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/ash
 
+sshcs_env_load() {
+    local timeout_ipconfig_default=10
+    local timeout_poweroff_min=120
+
+    [ -e "${sshcs_env}" ] && . "${sshcs_env}"
+    [ -z "${sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig}" ] && sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig=${timeout_ipconfig_default}
+    [ -n "${sshcs_opt_listen}" ] && sshcs_opt_listen="-p ${sshcs_opt_listen}"
+    [ -z "${sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff}" ] && sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff=${timeout_poweroff_min}
+    [ ${sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff} -ge 0 ] && [ ${sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff} -lt ${timeout_poweroff_min} ] && sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff=${timeout_poweroff_min}
+}
+
 sshcs_net_start() {
     # we must have an 'ip' setting, and a device in it
     [ -z "${ip}" ] && [ -n "${nfsaddrs}" ] && ip="${nfsaddrs}"
@@ -14,7 +25,16 @@ sshcs_net_start() {
     # temporary file and 'source' it since '... | while read ...' spawns a
     # subshell from which outer variables cannot be altered.
     : > "${net_env}"
-    ipconfig "ip=${ip}" | while read line; do
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Configuring IP (timeout = ${sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig}s) ..."
+    ipconfig_out=$(ipconfig -t "${sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig}" "ip=${ip}")
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        err "IP configuration timeout!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo -n "${ipconfig_out}" | while read line; do
         [ "${line#"IP-Config:"}" != "${line}" ] && continue
 
         line="$(echo "${line}" | sed -e 's/ :/:/g;s/: /=/g')"
@@ -36,6 +56,14 @@ sshcs_net_start() {
     [ -n "${net_address}" ]
 }
 
+sshcs_net_done() {
+    # we are done with the network
+    if [ -n "${net_device}" ]; then
+        ip addr flush dev "${net_device}"
+        ip link set dev "${net_device}" down
+    fi
+}
+
 sshcs_trapped_timeout() {
     err "Timeout reached! Powering off."
     poweroff -f
@@ -68,8 +96,16 @@ sshcs_untrap_timeout() {
     msg "Timeout cleared."
 }
 
+sshcs_unlock() {
+    sshcs_trap_timeout
+
+    # actual script (shared with SSH login) unlocking encrypted devices
+    . "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}"
+
+    sshcs_untrap_timeout
+}
+
 sshcs_dropbear_unlock() {
-    local timeout_poweroff_min=120
     local pid_timeout=
     local dev_pts_mounted=0
     local listen=
@@ -91,14 +127,14 @@ sshcs_dropbear_unlock() {
 
 . "/init_functions"
 
-if [ ! -f "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}" ]; then
+if [ ! -f "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}" ]; then
     err "No cryptsetup script present! Please retry."
     exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ -c "/dev/mapper/control" ]; then
     CSQUIET=
-    . "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}"
+    . "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}"
 
     echo ""
     echo "cryptsetup succeeded! Boot sequence should go on."
@@ -113,21 +149,11 @@ EOF
     [ ! -d "/var/log" ] && mkdir -p "/var/log"
     touch "/var/log/lastlog"
 
-    [ -e "${dropbear_env}" ] && . "${dropbear_env}"
-    [ -n "${sshcs_opt_listen}" ] && sshcs_opt_listen="-p ${sshcs_opt_listen}"
-    [ -z "${sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff}" ] && sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff=${timeout_poweroff_min}
-    [ ${sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff} -ge 0 ] && [ ${sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff} -lt ${timeout_poweroff_min} ] && sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff=${timeout_poweroff_min}
-
-
     msg "Starting dropbear ..."
     dropbear -Emsgjk -P "${path_dropbear_pid}" ${sshcs_opt_listen}
 
-    sshcs_trap_timeout
-
-    # actual script (shared with SSH login) unlocking encrypted devices
-    . "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}"
-
-    sshcs_untrap_timeout
+    # Actual unlocking
+    sshcs_unlock
 
     # cleanup dropbear
     if [ -f "${path_dropbear_pid}" ]; then
@@ -135,7 +161,7 @@ EOF
         kill $(cat "${path_dropbear_pid}")
         rm -f "${path_dropbear_pid}"
     fi
-    rm -f "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}" "${dropbear_login_shell}" "/etc/passwd" "/etc/shells" "/var/log/lastlog"
+    rm -f "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}" "${dropbear_login_shell}" "/etc/passwd" "/etc/shells" "/var/log/lastlog"
 
     # cleanup /dev/pts if necessary
     if [ ${dev_pts_mounted} -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -144,14 +170,6 @@ EOF
     fi
 }
 
-sshcs_net_done() {
-    # we are done with the network
-    if [ -n "${net_device}" ]; then
-        ip addr flush dev "${net_device}"
-        ip link set dev "${net_device}" down
-    fi
-}
-
 sshcs_cryptpart_process() {
     # ensure there is a device (handle 'UUID=' format)
     [ -z "${cryptdev}" ] && return 0
@@ -180,7 +198,7 @@ sshcs_cryptpart_process() {
         if cryptsetup isLuks "${cryptdev}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 
             # update script used to unlock device either in console or SSH
-            [ -s "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}" ] || cat <<EOF > "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}"
+            [ -s "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}" ] || cat <<EOF > "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}"
 cycle_or_retry() {
     local res
 
@@ -194,7 +212,7 @@ cycle_or_retry() {
 }
 EOF
 
-            cat <<EOF >> "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}"
+            cat <<EOF >> "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}"
 # loop until device is available
 while [ ! -e "/dev/mapper/${cryptname}" ]; do
     if cryptsetup open --type "${crypttype}" "${cryptdev}" "${cryptname}" "${cryptargs}" "\${CSQUIET}"; then
@@ -220,14 +238,17 @@ EOF
 
 run_hook() {
     local etc_crypttab="/etc/crypttab"
-    local dropbear_env="/etc/dropbear/initrd.env"
+    local sshcs_env="/etc/initcpio/sshcs_env"
     local path_dropbear_pid="/.dropbear.pid"
     local dropbear_login_shell="/.cryptsetup_shell.sh"
-    local dropbear_cryptsetup_script="/.cryptsetup_script.sh"
+    local sshcs_cryptsetup_script="/.cryptsetup_script.sh"
     local net_env="/.net_env.sh"
-    local line iparg net_address net_netmask net_gateway net_dns0 net_dns1
+    local line iparg net_address net_device ipconfig_out net_netmask net_gateway net_dns0 net_dns1
     local cryptdev cryptdev_orig crypttype cryptname cryptpass cryptoptions cryptopt cryptargs CSQUIET
 
+    # Load our options
+    sshcs_env_load
+
     # sanity check: crypttab should be present
     [ ! -e "${etc_crypttab}" ] && return 0
 
@@ -236,14 +257,6 @@ run_hook() {
 
     umask 0022
 
-    # start and check network
-    if ! sshcs_net_start; then
-        err "Net interface not available! Skipping crypt remote unlocking."
-        # stop the network if possible
-        sshcs_net_done
-        return 0
-    fi
-
     # check encrypted devices to handle
     cryptdev=
     crypttype=luks
@@ -256,9 +269,17 @@ run_hook() {
         sshcs_cryptpart_process
     done < "${etc_crypttab}"
 
-    if [ ! -e "${dropbear_cryptsetup_script}" ]; then
+    if [ ! -e "${sshcs_cryptsetup_script}" ]; then
         err "No encrypted device found! Skipping crypt remote unlocking."
-        # don't forget to stop the network
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # start and check network
+    if ! sshcs_net_start; then
+        err "Net interface not available! Skipping crypt remote unlocking."
+        # We still allow to unlock locally with timeout
+        sshcs_unlock
+        # stop the network if possible
         sshcs_net_done
         return 0
     fi
diff --git a/src/install/ssh-cryptsetup b/src/install/ssh-cryptsetup
index 59cc929..28d7fd4 100644
--- a/src/install/ssh-cryptsetup
+++ b/src/install/ssh-cryptsetup
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sshcs_check_keys() {
 build() {
     local etc_crypttab="/etc/crypttab"
     local dropbear_authorized_keys="/etc/dropbear/initrd.authorized_keys"
-    local dropbear_env="/etc/dropbear/initrd.env"
+    local sshcs_env="/etc/initcpio/sshcs_env"
     local dropbear_key_types=( "dss" "rsa" "ecdsa" )
     local dropbear_keyfile_prefix="/etc/dropbear/dropbear_"
     local dropbear_keyfile_suffix="_host_key"
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ build() {
     add_binary "ip"
     add_binary "/usr/lib/initcpio/ipconfig" "/sbin/ipconfig"
 
+    # Our hook files
+    [ -e "${sshcs_env}" ] && add_file "${sshcs_env}"
+
     # auth-related files
     add_file "/lib/libnss_files.so"
 
     # SSH-related files
     add_file "${dropbear_authorized_keys}" "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-    [ -e "${dropbear_env}" ] && add_file "${dropbear_env}"
     add_file "/etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key"
     add_file "/etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key"
     add_file "/etc/dropbear/dropbear_ecdsa_host_key"
@@ -101,8 +103,10 @@ Network is configured with 'ip=' kernel parameter (see 'mkinitcpio-nfs-utils').
 Authorized SSH key(s) must be present in '/etc/dropbear/initrd.authorized_keys'.
 LUKS encrypted devices to unlock are derived from '/etc/crypttab', which must
 be present.
-Some options can be set in '/etc/dropbear/initrd.env' (file is sourced in
+Some options can be set in '/etc/initcpio/sshcs_env' (file is sourced in
 initrd shell):
+ * 'sshcs_opt_timeout_ipconfig': time (s) to configure IP
+   - default: 10 seconds
  * 'sshcs_opt_listen': listening port (22 by default)
  * 'sshcs_opt_timeout_poweroff': time (s) to unlock devices before automatic
    powering off