diff --git a/docker/hailo8l/Dockerfile b/docker/hailo8l/Dockerfile
index 391f6f541..479ef9b27 100644
--- a/docker/hailo8l/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/hailo8l/Dockerfile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RUN PYTHON_VERSION=$(python3 --version 2>&1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d. -f1,2)
 RUN . /etc/environment && \
     git clone https://github.com/hailo-ai/hailort.git /opt/hailort && \
     cd /opt/hailort && \
-    git checkout v4.17.0 && \
+    git checkout v4.18.0 && \
     cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DHAILO_BUILD_PYBIND=1 -DPYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION=${PYTHON_VERSION} && \
     cmake --build build --config release --target libhailort && \
     cmake --build build --config release --target _pyhailort && \
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ RUN pip3 install -U /deps/hailo-wheels/*.whl
 RUN . /etc/environment && \
     mv /usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/dist-packages/hailo_platform/pyhailort/libhailort.so /usr/lib/${CC} && \
     cd /usr/lib/${CC}/ && \
-    ln -s libhailort.so libhailort.so.4.17.0
+    ln -s libhailort.so libhailort.so.4.18.0
 
 # Copy base files from the rootfs stage
 COPY --from=rootfs / /
diff --git a/docker/hailo8l/user_installation.sh b/docker/hailo8l/user_installation.sh
index 2daf1e4cf..3c1f263b8 100644
--- a/docker/hailo8l/user_installation.sh
+++ b/docker/hailo8l/user_installation.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Clone the HailoRT driver repository
-git clone --depth 1 --branch v4.17.0 https://github.com/hailo-ai/hailort-drivers.git
+git clone --depth 1 --branch v4.18.0 https://github.com/hailo-ai/hailort-drivers.git
 
 # Build and install the HailoRT driver
 cd hailort-drivers/linux/pcie
@@ -23,10 +23,17 @@ sudo make install
 # Load the Hailo PCI driver
 sudo modprobe hailo_pci
 
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Unable to load hailo_pci module, common reasons for this are:"
+  echo "- Key was rejected by service: Secure Boot is enabling disallowing install."
+  echo "- Permissions are not setup correctly."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # Download and install the firmware
 cd ../../
 ./download_firmware.sh
-sudo mv hailo8_fw.4.17.0.bin /lib/firmware/hailo/hailo8_fw.bin
+sudo mv hailo8_fw.4.18.0.bin /lib/firmware/hailo/hailo8_fw.bin
 
 # Install udev rules
 sudo cp ./linux/pcie/51-hailo-udev.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/