diff --git a/scripts/falco-driver-loader b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
index e3855071..24989a36 100755
--- a/scripts/falco-driver-loader
+++ b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ get_target_id() {
 		source "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/os-release"
 		OS_ID=$ID
 	elif [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/debian_version" ]; then
-		# Older Debian
-		# fixme > can this happen on older Ubuntu?
+		# Older debian distros
+		# fixme > Can this happen on older Ubuntu?
 		OS_ID=debian
 	elif [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/centos-release" ]; then
-		# Older CentOS
+		# Older CentOS distros
 		OS_ID=centos
+	elif [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION" ]; then
+		OS_ID=minikube
 	else
 		>&2 echo "Detected an unsupported target system, please get in touch with the Falco community"
 		exit 1
@@ -153,20 +155,20 @@ load_kernel_module_compile() {
 
 	# Try to compile using all the available gcc versions
 	for CURRENT_GCC in $(which gcc) $(ls "$(dirname "$(which gcc)")"/gcc-* | grep 'gcc-[0-9]\+' | sort -r); do
-		echo "* Trying to dkms install ${DRIVER_NAME} module with GCC ${CURRENT_GCC}"
+		echo "* Trying to dkms install the Falco module with GCC ${CURRENT_GCC}"
 		echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > /tmp/falco-dkms-make
 		echo "make CC=${CURRENT_GCC} \$@" >> /tmp/falco-dkms-make
 		chmod +x /tmp/falco-dkms-make
 		if dkms install --directive="MAKE='/tmp/falco-dkms-make'" -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" -v "${DRIVER_VERSION}" -k "${KERNEL_RELEASE}" 2>/dev/null; then
-			echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module installed in dkms, trying to insmod"
+			echo "* Falco module installed in dkms, trying to insmod"
 			if insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-				echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms"
+				echo "* Success: Falco module found and loaded in dkms"
 				exit 0
 			elif insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko.xz" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-				echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms (xz)"
+				echo "* Success: Falco module found and loaded in dkms (xz)"
 				exit 0
 			else
-				echo "* Unable to insmod ${DRIVER_NAME} module"
+				echo "* Unable to insmod the Falco module"
 			fi
 		else
 			DKMS_LOG="/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/build/make.log"
@@ -188,13 +190,13 @@ load_kernel_module_download() {
 	local URL
 	URL=$(echo "${DRIVERS_REPO}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" | sed s/+/%2B/g)
 
-	echo "* Trying to download prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module from ${URL}"
+	echo "* Trying to download a prebuilt Falco module from ${URL}"
 	if curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
 		echo "* Download succeeded"
-		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" && echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module loaded"
+		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" && echo "* Success: Falco module found and inserted"
 		exit $?
 	else
-		>&2 echo "Unable to find a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module"
+		>&2 echo "Unable to find a prebuilt Falco module"
 		return
 	fi
 }
@@ -215,42 +217,42 @@ load_kernel_module() {
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	echo "* Unloading ${DRIVER_NAME} module, if present"
+	echo "* Unloading the Falco module, if present"
 	rmmod "${DRIVER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null
 	WAIT_TIME=0
 	KMOD_NAME=$(echo "${DRIVER_NAME}" | tr "-" "_")
 	while lsmod | cut -d' ' -f1 | grep -qx "${KMOD_NAME}" && [ $WAIT_TIME -lt "${MAX_RMMOD_WAIT}" ]; do
 		if rmmod "${DRIVER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null; then
-			echo "* Unloading ${DRIVER_NAME} module succeeded after ${WAIT_TIME}s"
+			echo "* Unloading the Falco module succeeded after ${WAIT_TIME}s"
 			break
 		fi
 		((++WAIT_TIME))
 		if (( WAIT_TIME % 5 == 0 )); then
-			echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module still loaded, waited ${WAIT_TIME}s (max wait ${MAX_RMMOD_WAIT}s)"
+			echo "* Falco module still loaded, waited ${WAIT_TIME}s (max wait ${MAX_RMMOD_WAIT}s)"
 		fi
 		sleep 1
 	done
 
 	if lsmod | cut -d' ' -f1 | grep -qx "${KMOD_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-		echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module seems to still be loaded, hoping the best"
+		echo "* Falco} module seems to still be loaded, hoping the best"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 
-	echo "* Trying to load a system ${DRIVER_NAME} driver, if present"
+	echo "* Trying to load a system Falco module, if present"
 	if modprobe "${DRIVER_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-		echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded with modprobe"
+		echo "* Success: Falco module found and loaded with modprobe"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 
-	echo "* Looking for a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module for kernel ${KERNEL_RELEASE} locally"
+	echo "* Looking for a prebuilt Falco module for kernel ${KERNEL_RELEASE} locally"
 
 	get_target_id
 
 	local FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME="${DRIVER_NAME}_${TARGET_ID}_${KERNEL_RELEASE}_${KERNEL_VERSION}.ko"
 
 	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-		echo "* Found a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module at ${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}, loading it"
-		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" && echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module loaded"
+		echo "* Found a prebuilt Falco module at ${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}, loading it"
+		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" && echo "* Success: Falco module found and inserted"
 		exit $?
 	fi
 
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ load_kernel_module() {
 	fi
 
 	# Not able to download a prebuilt module nor to compile one on-the-fly
-	>&2 echo "Consider compiling your own ${DRIVER_NAME} module and loading it or getting in touch with the Falco community"
+	>&2 echo "Consider compiling your own Falco driver and loading it or getting in touch with the Falco community"
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -281,12 +283,12 @@ clean_kernel_module() {
 	KMOD_NAME=$(echo "${DRIVER_NAME}" | tr "-" "_")
 	if lsmod | cut -d' ' -f1 | grep -qx "${KMOD_NAME}"; then
 		if rmmod "${DRIVER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null; then
-			echo "* Unloading ${DRIVER_NAME} module succeeded"
+			echo "* Unloading the Falco module succeeded"
 		else
-			echo "* Unloading ${DRIVER_NAME} module failed"
+			echo "* Unloading the Falco module failed"
 		fi
 	else
-		echo "* No ${DRIVER_NAME} module loaded"
+		echo "* There is no Falco module loaded"
 	fi
 
 	if ! hash dkms >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -296,14 +298,14 @@ clean_kernel_module() {
 
 	DRIVER_VERSIONS=$(dkms status -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" | cut -d',' -f2 | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//')
 	if [ -z "${DRIVER_VERSIONS}" ]; then
-		echo "* No ${DRIVER_NAME} module found in dkms"
+		echo "* There is no Falco module in dkms"
 		return
 	fi
 	for CURRENT_VER in ${DRIVER_VERSIONS}; do
 		if dkms remove -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" -v "${CURRENT_VER}" --all 2>/dev/null; then
-			echo "* Removing ${DRIVER_NAME}/${CURRENT_VER} succeeded"
+			echo "* Removing the Falco module (version ${CURRENT_VER}) succeeded"
 		else
-			echo "* Removing ${DRIVER_NAME}/${CURRENT_VER} failed"
+			echo "* Removing the Falco module (version ${CURRENT_VER}) failed"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	done
@@ -315,14 +317,14 @@ load_bpf_probe_compile() {
 
 	customize_kernel_build() {
 		if [ -n "${KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION}" ]; then
-		sed -i "s/LOCALVERSION=\"\"/LOCALVERSION=\"${KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION}\"/" .config
+			sed -i "s/LOCALVERSION=\"\"/LOCALVERSION=\"${KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION}\"/" .config
 		fi
 		make olddefconfig > /dev/null
 		make modules_prepare > /dev/null
 	}
 
-	if [ -n "${COS}" ]; then
-		echo "* COS detected (build ${BUILD_ID}), using cos kernel headers"
+	if [ "${TARGET_ID}" == "cos" ]; then
+		echo "* COS detected (build ${BUILD_ID}), using COS kernel headers"
 
 		BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-tools/${BUILD_ID}/kernel-headers.tgz"
 		KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION="+"
@@ -353,7 +355,8 @@ load_bpf_probe_compile() {
 		}
 	fi
 
-	if [ -n "${MINIKUBE}" ]; then
+	if [ "${TARGET_ID}" == "minikube" ]; then
+		MINIKUBE_VERSION="$(cat "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION")"
 		echo "* Minikube detected (${MINIKUBE_VERSION}), using linux kernel sources for minikube kernel"
 		local kernel_version
 		kernel_version=$(uname -r)
@@ -379,14 +382,16 @@ load_bpf_probe_compile() {
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}" ]; then
+		get_kernel_config
+
 		echo "* Downloading ${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}"
 
 		mkdir -p /tmp/kernel
 		cd /tmp/kernel || exit
 		cd "$(mktemp -d -p /tmp/kernel)" || exit
 		if ! curl -L -o kernel-sources.tgz --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" "${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}"; then
-			>&2 echo "Download failed"
-			exit 1;
+			>&2 echo "Unable to download the kernel sources"
+			return
 		fi
 
 		echo "* Extracting kernel sources"
@@ -427,46 +432,16 @@ load_bpf_probe_download() {
 	echo "* Trying to download a prebuilt eBPF probe from ${URL}"
 
 	if ! curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
-		>&2 echo "Download failed"
-		exit 1;
+		>&2 echo "Unable to find a prebuilt Falco eBPF probe"
+		return
 	fi
 }
 
 load_bpf_probe() {
-	echo "* Mounting debugfs"
-
-	if [ ! -d /sys/kernel/debug/tracing ]; then
-		mount -t debugfs nodev /sys/kernel/debug
-	fi
-
-	get_kernel_config
-
-	if [ -n "${HOST_ROOT}" ] && [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/os-release" ]; then
-		# shellcheck source=/dev/null
-		source "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/os-release"
-
-		if [ "${ID}" == "cos" ]; then
-			COS=1
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	if [ -n "${HOST_ROOT}" ] && [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION" ]; then
-		MINIKUBE=1
-		MINIKUBE_VERSION="$(cat "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION")"
-	fi
-
 	get_target_id
 
 	BPF_PROBE_FILENAME="${DRIVER_NAME}_${TARGET_ID}_${KERNEL_RELEASE}_${KERNEL_VERSION}.o"
 
-	if [ -n "$ENABLE_COMPILE" ]; then
-		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-			echo "* Skipping compile, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
-		else
-			load_bpf_probe_compile
-		fi
-	fi
-
 	if [ -n "$ENABLE_DOWNLOAD" ]; then
 		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
 			echo "* Skipping download, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
@@ -475,6 +450,14 @@ load_bpf_probe() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	if [ -n "$ENABLE_COMPILE" ]; then
+		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
+			echo "* Skipping compilation, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
+		else
+			load_bpf_probe_compile
+		fi
+	fi
+
 	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
 		echo "* eBPF probe located in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
 
@@ -489,7 +472,7 @@ load_bpf_probe() {
 			&& echo "* Success: eBPF probe symlinked to ${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_NAME}-bpf.o"
 		exit $?
 	else
-		>&2 echo "Failure to find an eBPF probe"
+		>&2 echo "Unable to load the Falco eBPF probe"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
@@ -506,13 +489,14 @@ print_usage() {
 	echo "Options:"
 	echo "  --help         show brief help"
 	echo "  --clean        try to remove an already present driver installation"
-	echo "  --compile      try to compile the driver locally"
-	echo "  --download     try to download a prebuilt driver"
+	echo "  --compile      try to compile the driver locally (default on)"
+	echo "  --download     try to download a prebuilt driver (default on)"
 	echo "  --source-only  skip execution and allow sourcing in another script"
 	echo ""
 	echo "Environment variables:"
-	echo "  DRIVER_REPO    specify a different URL where to look for prebuilt Falco drivers"
-	echo "  DRIVER_NAME    specify a different name for the driver"
+	echo "  DRIVER_REPO              specify a different URL where to look for prebuilt Falco drivers"
+	echo "  DRIVER_NAME              specify a different name for the driver"
+	echo "  DRIVER_INSECURE_DOWNLOAD whether you want to allow insecure downloads or not"
 	echo ""
 	echo "Versions:"
 	echo "  Falco version  ${FALCO_VERSION}"
@@ -521,8 +505,15 @@ print_usage() {
 }
 
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
 KERNEL_RELEASE=$(uname -r)
+
+if ! hash sed > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	>&2 echo "This program requires sed"
+	exit 1
+fi
 KERNEL_VERSION=$(uname -v | sed 's/#\([[:digit:]]\+\).*/\1/')
+
 DRIVERS_REPO=${DRIVERS_REPO:-"@DRIVERS_REPO@"}
 
 if [ -n "$DRIVER_INSECURE_DOWNLOAD" ]
@@ -625,7 +616,7 @@ if [ -z "$source_only" ]; then
 			clean_kernel_module
 			;;
 		bpf)
-			>&2 echo "--clean not supported for driver=$DRIVER"
+			>&2 echo "--clean not supported for driver=bpf"
 			exit 1
 		esac
 	else