diff --git a/run/scripts/start b/run/scripts/start
index c49a7a0e59763f6f016ba4723438cf1b32328a5e..367d7bfce76295e89a903e7112b78513d98f0cc6 100755
--- a/run/scripts/start
+++ b/run/scripts/start
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 function getConfig() {
+  if [[ -f "docker-compose.yml" ]]; then
+    COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=$(yq .name docker-compose.yml)
+    PHP_VERSION=$(yq .services.php.image docker-compose.yml | cut -d':' -f 2)
+  fi
   if [[ ! -n ${PHP_VERSION} ]]; then
     while true; do
       DEFAULT=8.1
@@ -23,24 +27,6 @@ function getConfig() {
       esac
     done
   fi
-  if [[ ! -n ${COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE} ]]; then
-    while true; do
-      DEFAULT=0
-      read -p "Do you want to downgrade Composer to version 1 - 0=No, 1=Yes? [No] " VALUE
-      if [[ "x$VALUE" == "x" ]]; then
-        COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=$DEFAULT
-      else
-        COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=$VALUE
-      fi
-      case ${COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE} in
-      0) break ;;
-      1) break ;;
-      no|NO|No) COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=0 ;;
-      yes|YES|Yes) COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=1 ;;
-      *) echo "Only 1 or 0 are valid responses." ;;
-      esac
-    done
-  fi
   if [[ ! -n ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME} ]]; then
     DEFAULT=$(basename $WORKDIR)
     read -p "Name your project (used as subdomain): [$DEFAULT]" VALUE
@@ -80,13 +66,17 @@ function startContainer() {
         --env COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}
         --env COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=${COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE}
         --env PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION}
-        --env SSH_AUTH_SOCK=${SSHAUTHSOCK}
         --volume ${L3DDOCKERHOST}:/var/run/docker.sock
         --volume ${WORKDIR}:/drupal
-        --volume ${SSHAUTH}:${SSHAUTHSOCK}
         --volume ${HOMEDIR}:/home/${USERNAME}
         --workdir /drupal
       )
+      if [[ -n "$SSHAUTH" ]]; then
+        start_params+=(
+          --env SSH_AUTH_SOCK=${SSHAUTHSOCK}
+          --volume ${SSHAUTH}:${SSHAUTHSOCK}
+        )
+      fi
       if [[ ${L3DHOSTOS} != Darwin ]]; then
         start_params+=(
           --user ${USERID}:${GROUPID}
@@ -116,8 +106,12 @@ function startContainer() {
           --hostname "L3D"
           --env HOMEDIR=${HOMEDIR}
           --env WORKDIR=${WORKDIR}
-          --env SSHAUTH=${SSHAUTH}
         )
+        if [[ -n "$SSHAUTH" ]]; then
+          start_params+=(
+            --env SSHAUTH=${SSHAUTH}
+          )
+        fi
         docker run -it --rm \
           "${start_params[@]}" \
           registry.lakedrops.com/docker/l3d/php-${PHP_VERSION}:${L3DVERSION} \
@@ -129,8 +123,12 @@ function startContainer() {
     start_params=(
       --env HOMEDIR=${HOMEDIR}
       --env WORKDIR=${WORKDIR}
-      --env SSHAUTH=${SSHAUTH}
     )
+    if [[ -n "$SSHAUTH" ]]; then
+      start_params+=(
+        --env SSHAUTH=${SSHAUTH}
+      )
+    fi
     if [[ "$PHP_VERSION" != "unknown" ]]; then
       start_params+=(
         --env PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION}
diff --git a/setup/scripts/l3d b/setup/scripts/l3d
index 9592dd7206f4cd394a8264628cb6096129ba9db2..c4ec7d208a7afdab87ce30b7a1a98e9ddff5f50e 100755
--- a/setup/scripts/l3d
+++ b/setup/scripts/l3d
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ GROUPID=$(id -g)
 GROUPIDS=$(id -G)
 L3DHOSTOS="$(uname -s)"
 L3DDOCKERHOST=/var/run/docker.sock
-SSHAUTH=${SSH_AUTH_SOCK}
 SSHAUTHSOCK=/ssh-agent
 USERID=$(id -u)
 USERNAME=${USER}
@@ -25,9 +24,11 @@ case "${L3DHOSTOS}" in
       USERNAME=root
 
       # This variable is used to access the ssh agent on MacOS.
-      SSHAUTHMAGICPATH="/run/host-services/ssh-auth.sock"
-      SSHAUTH=${SSHAUTHMAGICPATH}
-      SSHAUTHSOCK=${SSHAUTHMAGICPATH}
+      if [[ -f "/run/host-services/ssh-auth.sock" ]]; then
+        SSHAUTHMAGICPATH="/run/host-services/ssh-auth.sock"
+        SSH_AUTH_SOCK=${SSHAUTHMAGICPATH}
+        SSHAUTHSOCK=${SSHAUTHMAGICPATH}
+      fi
       if [[ $? > 0 ]]; then
         exit $?
       fi
@@ -110,12 +111,16 @@ project_params=(
   --env L3D_ALWAYS_CLEANUP=${L3D_ALWAYS_CLEANUP}
   --env L3D_CONFIG=${L3D_CONFIG}
   --env WORKDIR=${PWD}
-  --env SSHAUTH=${SSHAUTH}
-  --env SSHAUTHSOCK=${SSHAUTHSOCK}
   --env PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION}
   --env COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}
   --env COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE=${COMPOSER_DOWNGRADE}
 )
+if [[ -n "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]]; then
+  project_params+=(
+    --env SSHAUTH=${SSH_AUTH_SOCK}
+    --env SSHAUTHSOCK=${SSHAUTHSOCK}
+  )
+fi
 
 # Execute project container
 docker exec -it \
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 31f57d97daed4ec6b00887a1a7555ea9ae77c43e..f54a8aa83fcafc76611345f6ba495ec7f15527f9 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ function restoreEnvFile {
   if [[ "${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}" == "." ]]; then
     return
   fi
+  if [[ ! -w ".env" ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
   if [[ -n ${PHP_VERSION} ]]; then
     echo "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION}" >>.env
   fi
@@ -230,7 +233,9 @@ function setupAhoy {
 }
 
 if [[ -n ${PHP_VERSION} ]]; then
-  echo "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION}" >>.env
+  if [[ -w ".env" ]]; then
+    echo "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION}" >>.env
+  fi
 fi
 readEnv
 # Validate PHP version