diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0736d71..66d1228 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from golang:1.11.5-alpine3.8 as build
+from golang:1.12.0-alpine3.9 as build
 
 add vendor /go/src/init/vendor
 add *.go /go/src/init/
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ workdir /go/src/init
 run CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o /layer/init .
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from alpine:3.8
+from alpine:3.9
 
 env busybox_v=1.28.1-defconfig-multiarch \
     arch=x86_64
diff --git a/build-layer b/build-layer
index 709337e..296c18e 100755
--- a/build-layer
+++ b/build-layer
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 set -ex
 
-mkdir dev sys proc bin sbin usr usr/bin usr/sbin
+mkdir dev
 mknod dev/null    -m 0666 c 1 3
 mknod dev/tty     -m 0666 c 5 0
 mknod dev/console -m 0600 c 5 1
 
+mkdir sys proc bin sbin usr usr/bin usr/sbin
+
 curl -L -o bin/busybox https://busybox.net/downloads/binaries/$busybox_v/busybox-$arch
 chmod +x bin/busybox
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 28380ae..372817d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ type config struct {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+
 	log.Print("Welcome to ", VERSION)
 
 	// essential mounts
@@ -133,11 +136,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	// switch root
 	log.Print("switching root")
-	err = syscall.Exec("/sbin/switch_root", []string{"switch_root", "/system", "/sbin/init"}, os.Environ())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Print("switch_root failed: ", err)
-		select {}
-	}
+	err = syscall.Exec("/sbin/switch_root", []string{"switch_root",
+		"-c", "/dev/console", "/system", "/sbin/init"}, os.Environ())
+	fatal("switch_root failed: ", err)
 }
 
 func layerPath(name string) string {
@@ -147,18 +148,12 @@ func layerPath(name string) string {
 func fatal(v ...interface{}) {
 	log.Print("*** FATAL ***")
 	log.Print(v...)
-	dropToShell()
+	select {}
 }
 
 func fatalf(pattern string, v ...interface{}) {
 	log.Print("*** FATAL ***")
 	log.Printf(pattern, v...)
-	dropToShell()
-}
-
-func dropToShell() {
-	err := syscall.Exec("/bin/sh", []string{"/bin/sh"}, os.Environ())
-	log.Print("shell drop failed: ", err)
 	select {}
 }