diff --git a/src/network.sh b/src/network.sh
index ff154a5..ceac94f 100644
--- a/src/network.sh
+++ b/src/network.sh
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ configureNAT() {
 
   # Check port forwarding flag
   if [[ $(< /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
-    { sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > /dev/null; rc=$?; } || :
+    { sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > /dev/null 2>&1; rc=$?; } || :
     if (( rc != 0 )) || [[ $(< /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
+      [[ "$PODMAN" == [Yy1]* ]] && return 1
       error "IP forwarding is disabled. $ADD_ERR --sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1"
       return 1
     fi