diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e4c7f9b..67781d5 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(cleanCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(buildCmd)
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&vmDebugFlag, "vmdebug", false, "Enables the VM debug mode. This will open an accessible VM monitor. You can log in with root user and no password.")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&unrestrictedNetworkingFlag, "unrestricted-networking", false, "Enables unrestricted networking. This will allow the VM to connect to the internet.")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&vmDebugFlag, "vm-debug", false, "Enables the VM debug mode. This will open an accessible VM monitor. You can log in with root user and no password.")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&unrestrictedNetworkingFlag, "vm-unrestricted-networking", false, "Enables unrestricted networking. This will allow the VM to connect to the internet.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint32Var(&vmMemAllocFlag, "vm-mem-alloc", 512, "Specifies the VM memory allocation in KiB")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint32Var(&vmOSUpTimeoutFlag, "vm-os-up-timeout", 30, "Specifies the VM OS-up timeout in seconds.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint32Var(&vmSSHSetupTimeoutFlag, "vm-ssh-setup-timeout", 60, "Specifies the VM SSH server setup timeout in seconds. This cannot be lower than the OS-up timeout.")
diff --git a/cmd/shell.go b/cmd/shell.go
index 214d432..ad20826 100644
--- a/cmd/shell.go
+++ b/cmd/shell.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ var shellCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			forwardPortRules = append(forwardPortRules, fpr)
 		}
 
+		if !unrestrictedNetworkingFlag {
+			slog.Warn("IMPORTANT: By default, Linsk shell starts a VM with restricted networking as it's done with `run` command. This means that you will have no internet access in the shell. If you want to have access to the internet, please add `--vm-unrestricted-networking` flag to your `linsk shell` command.")
+		}
+
 		os.Exit(runVM(passthroughArg, func(ctx context.Context, i *vm.VM, fm *vm.FileManager) int {
 			sc, err := i.DialSSH()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/vm/vm.go b/vm/vm.go
index 7632e44..7151058 100644
--- a/vm/vm.go
+++ b/vm/vm.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (vm *VM) Run() error {
 	go func() {
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(vm.osUpTimeout):
-			vm.logger.Warn("A VM boot timeout detected, consider running with --vmdebug to investigate")
+			vm.logger.Warn("A VM boot timeout detected, consider running with --vm-debug to investigate")
 			globalErrFn(fmt.Errorf("vm boot timeout %v", utils.GetLogErrMsg(string(vm.consumeSerialStdout()), "serial log")))
 		case <-bootReadyCh:
 			vm.logger.Info("The VM is up, setting it up")