diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a13b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "cSpell.enabledLanguageIds": [
+        "c",
+        "cpp",
+        "csharp",
+        "go",
+        "handlebars",
+        "javascript",
+        "javascriptreact",
+        "json",
+        "latex",
+        "markdown",
+        "php",
+        "plaintext",
+        "python",
+        "restructuredtext",
+        "text",
+        "typescript",
+        "typescriptreact",
+        "yml"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mib2zabbix.pl b/mib2zabbix.pl
index c60ced5..46ac243 100755
--- a/mib2zabbix.pl
+++ b/mib2zabbix.pl
@@ -236,12 +236,24 @@ pod2usage({ -exitval => 0 }) if ($opts->{ help });
 # Validate SNMPv3 settings
 if ($opts->{ snmpver } == 3) {
     $opts->{ snmpcomm } = '';
-    $opts->{ v3auth_level } = $snmpv3_auth_level_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3auth_level }) }
-        or die("Unknown authentication level '$opts->{ v3auth_level }'");
-    $opts->{ v3auth_protocol } = $snmpv3_auth_protocol_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3auth_protocol }) }
-        or die("Unknown authentication protocol '$opts->{ v3auth_protocol }'");
-    $opts->{ v3sec_protocol } = $snmpv3_sec_protocol_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3sec_protocol }) }
-        or die("Unknown privacy protocol '$opts->{ v3sec_protocol }'");
+    if (defined $snmpv3_auth_level_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3auth_level }) }) {
+        $opts->{ v3auth_level } = $snmpv3_auth_level_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3auth_level }) }
+    }
+    else {
+        die("Unknown authentication level '$opts->{ v3auth_level }'");
+    }
+    if (defined $snmpv3_auth_protocol_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3auth_protocol }) }) {
+        $opts->{ v3auth_protocol } = $snmpv3_auth_protocol_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3auth_protocol }) }
+    }
+    else {
+        die("Unknown authentication protocol '$opts->{ v3auth_protocol }'");
+    }
+    if (defined $snmpv3_sec_protocol_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3sec_protocol }) }) {
+        $opts->{ v3sec_protocol } = $snmpv3_sec_protocol_map->{ lc($opts->{ v3sec_protocol }) }
+    }
+    else {
+        die("Unknown privacy protocol '$opts->{ v3sec_protocol }'");
+    }
 }
 
 # Base template for Template Items, Discovery Rules and Item Prototypes