diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd850b4..b96df97 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+ifeq ('$(origin SUDO)', 'command line')
+SUDO_MODE = $(SUDO)
+endif
+ifeq ($(SUDO_MODE),1)
+	S = $(S)
+else
+	S =  
+endif
 .PHONY: test test-tls build run run-tls kill enter setup-bob test-bob push pull
 
 test: build run logs-for-5 setup-bob test-bob
@@ -9,30 +17,30 @@ logs-for-%:
 	@echo "-----"
 	@echo "watching logs for next $* seconds"
 	@echo "-----"
-	-timeout -s9 $* sudo docker logs -f ftpd_server
+	-timeout -s9 $* $(S)docker logs -f ftpd_server
 
 build:
-	sudo docker build --rm -t pure-ftp-demo .
+	$(S)docker build --rm -t stilliard/pure-ftpd:bmcclure .
 
 run: kill
-	sudo docker run -d --name ftpd_server -p 21:21 -p 30000-30009:30000-30009 -e "PUBLICHOST=localhost" -e "ADDED_FLAGS=-d -d" pure-ftp-demo
+	$(S)docker run -d --name ftpd_server -p 21:21 -p 30000-30009:30000-30009 -e "PUBLICHOST=localhost" -e "ADDED_FLAGS=-d -d" pure-ftp-demo
 
 # runs with auto generated tls cert & creates test bob user
 run-tls: kill
-	-sudo docker volume rm ftp_tls
-	sudo docker volume create --name ftp_tls
-	sudo docker run -d --name ftpd_server -p 21:21 -p 30000-30009:30000-30009 -e "PUBLICHOST=localhost" -e "ADDED_FLAGS=-d -d --tls 2" -e "TLS_CN=localhost" -e "TLS_ORG=Demo" -e "TLS_C=UK" -e"TLS_USE_DSAPRAM=true" -e FTP_USER_NAME=bob -e FTP_USER_PASS=test -e FTP_USER_HOME=/home/ftpusers/bob -v ftp_tls:/etc/ssl/private/ pure-ftp-demo
+	-$(S)docker volume rm ftp_tls
+	$(S)docker volume create --name ftp_tls
+	$(S)docker run -d --name ftpd_server -p 21:21 -p 30000-30009:30000-30009 -e "PUBLICHOST=localhost" -e "ADDED_FLAGS=-d -d --tls 2" -e "TLS_CN=localhost" -e "TLS_ORG=Demo" -e "TLS_C=UK" -e"TLS_USE_DSAPRAM=true" -e FTP_USER_NAME=bob -e FTP_USER_PASS=test -e FTP_USER_HOME=/home/ftpusers/bob -v ftp_tls:/etc/ssl/private/ pure-ftp-demo
 
 kill:
-	-sudo docker kill ftpd_server
-	-sudo docker rm ftpd_server
+	-$(S)docker kill ftpd_server
+	-$(S)docker rm ftpd_server
 
 enter:
-	sudo docker exec -it ftpd_server sh -c "export TERM=xterm && bash"
+	$(S)docker exec -it ftpd_server sh -c "export TERM=xterm && bash"
 
 # Setup test "bob" user with "test" as password
 setup-bob:
-	sudo docker exec -it ftpd_server sh -c "(echo test; echo test) | pure-pw useradd bob -f /etc/pure-ftpd/passwd/pureftpd.passwd -m -u ftpuser -d /home/ftpusers/bob"
+	$(S)docker exec -it ftpd_server sh -c "(echo test; echo test) | pure-pw useradd bob -f /etc/pure-ftpd/passwd/pureftpd.passwd -m -u ftpuser -d /home/ftpusers/bob"
 	@echo "User bob setup with password: test"
 
 # simple test to list files, upload a file, download it to a new name, delete it via ftp and read the new local one to make sure it's in tact
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ test-bob:
 # test again but with tls (uses lftp for tls support)
 test-bob-tls:
 	echo "Test file was read successfully!" > test-orig-file.txt
-	cert="$$(sudo docker volume inspect --format '{{ .Mountpoint }}' ftp_tls)/pure-ftpd.pem";\
+	cert="$$($(S)docker volume inspect --format '{{ .Mountpoint }}' ftp_tls)/pure-ftpd.pem";\
 	echo "ls -alh\n\
 	put test-orig-file.txt\n\
 	echo '~ uploaded file ~'\n\
@@ -59,9 +67,9 @@ test-bob-tls:
 	get test-orig-file.txt -o test-new-file.txt\n\
 	rm test-orig-file.txt\n\
 	echo '~ removed file ~'\n\
-	ls -alh" | sudo lftp -u bob,test -e "set ssl:ca-file '$$cert'" localhost 21
+	ls -alh" | $(S)lftp -u bob,test -e "set ssl:ca-file '$$cert'" localhost 21
 	cat test-new-file.txt
-	sudo rm test-orig-file.txt test-new-file.txt
+	$(S)rm test-orig-file.txt test-new-file.txt
 
 # git commands for quick chaining of make commands
 push:
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 6f65f61..b405412 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ then
     # Generate the file that will be used to inject in the password prompt stdin
     PWD_FILE="$(mktemp)"
     echo "$FTP_USER_PASS
-$FTP_USER_PASS" > "$PWD_FILE"
+	$FTP_USER_PASS" > "$PWD_FILE"
     
     # Set uid/gid
     PURE_PW_ADD_FLAGS=""
@@ -95,8 +95,21 @@ $FTP_USER_PASS" > "$PWD_FILE"
     fi
 
     rm "$PWD_FILE"
+else
+	echo 'Setting up anonymous access due to absence of user parameters'
+    useradd -d /var/ftp -s /sbin/nologin ftp
+	mkdir /var/ftp
+	pure-pw mkdb
+	#pure-pw useradd "ftp" -f "$PASSWD_FILE" -m -d "/var/ftp"
+	echo "done setting up anonymous access"
 fi
 
+# # Setup anonymous access
+# if [ -z "$ANONYMOUS" ]
+# then
+# 	echo 'Setting up anonymous access'
+#     useradd -d /var/ftp -s /sbin/nologin ftp
+# fi
 # Set a default value to the env var FTP_PASSIVE_PORTS
 if [ -z "$FTP_PASSIVE_PORTS" ]
 then