diff --git a/cl-kernel b/cl-kernel
index 04d8feb..a05f421 100755
--- a/cl-kernel
+++ b/cl-kernel
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ CREATE_NEW=1
 # собирать ядро после конфигурации
 # compile the kernel once configuration is complete
 BUILD_KERNEL=1
+# очистить исходники ядра перед сборкой
+# clean the kernel sources before the compilation
+CLEAN_KERNEL=1
 # права на файл шаблона
 # template file privileges
 CHMOD=0644
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ ${DESCRIPTION}
   --kver-old [VERSION]       specify the kernel version for new options ('list' for displaying possible values)
   --convert                  migrate .config from the kernel directory to templates
   -s, --skip-build           do not build the kernel after configuration
+  --noclean                  do not clean the kernel sources before the compilation
   --march [ARCH]             kernel architecture (x86 or x86_64)
   --safemode                 create an additional initrd with all modules (only for calculate-sources)
   --help                     display this help and exit
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ rearrange_params() {
         --long kver-old: \
         --long march: \
         --long convert \
+        --long noclean \
         --long skip-build \
         --long safemode \
         -- "$@")
@@ -133,6 +138,9 @@ do_args() {
         -s|--skip-build)
             BUILD_KERNEL=
             ;;
+        --noclean)
+            CLEAN_KERNEL=
+            ;;
         --) shift;break;;
         *) usage;
            eerror $"Unknown option: $1"
@@ -609,22 +617,32 @@ STARTTIME=$(date +%s)
 if [[ -n ${BUILD_KERNEL} ]]
 then
     cd $KERNEL_DIR
-    (source_makeconf && make clean && make $MAKEOPTS && make $MAKEOPTS modules_install && make $MAKEOPTS install)
+    (
+        source_makeconf || eerror $"Failed to import make.conf" || exit 1
+        set -e
+        if [[ -n ${CLEAN_KERNEL} ]]
+        then
+            make clean || eerror $"Failed to clean the kernel sources" || exit 1
+        fi
+        make $MAKEOPTS || eerror $"Failed to compile the kernel" || exit 1
+        make $MAKEOPTS modules_install || eerror $"Failed to compile the kernel modules" || exit 1
+        make $MAKEOPTS install || eerror $"Failed to install the kernel" || exit 1
+    ) || eerror $"Failed to build kernel"
     # сборка initramfs
     # initramfs building
-    if [[ -n $DRACUT ]]
+    if [[ -n $DRACUT ]] && grep -q "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y" ${NEW_CONFIG}
     then
-        grep -q "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y" ${NEW_CONFIG} && ${DRACUT} -fH --kver $KVER /boot/initramfs-${KVER}.img
+        type lz4 &>/dev/null&& LZ4=--lz4
+        ${DRACUT} -fH --kver $LZ4 $KVER /boot/initramfs-${KVER}.img || eerror $"Failed to create the host-only initramfs"
         if [[ $KVER =~ calculate ]] && [[ -n $SAFEMODE ]]
         then
-            
-            grep -q "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y" ${NEW_CONFIG} && ${DRACUT} -f --kver $KVER /boot/initramfs-${KVER/-calculate/-SafeMode-calculate}.img
+            ${DRACUT} -f --kver $LZ4 $KVER /boot/initramfs-${KVER/-calculate/-SafeMode-calculate}.img || eerror $"Failed to create the safemode initramfs"
         fi
+    else
+        # удалить старый ramfs если его поддержка выключена в ядре
+        # remove the old ramfs if its support disabled in the kernel configuration
+        rm -f /boot/initramfs-${KVER}.img /boot/initramfs-${KVER/-calculate/-SafeMode-calculate}.img
     fi
-    # удалить старый ramfs если его поддержка выключена в ядре
-    # remove the old ramfs if its support disabled in the kernel configuration
-    grep -q "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y" ${NEW_CONFIG} || rm -f /boot/initramfs-${KVER}.img || true
-    grep -q "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y" ${NEW_CONFIG} || rm -f /boot/initramfs-${KVER/-calculate/-SafeMode-calculate}.img || true
 
     # выполнение шаблонов для настройки загрузки системы
     # applying the templates for boot configuration