diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a9a652..e3df7a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Azure Storage Blob filesystem driver for Laravel
 
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+A fork of [Azure-OSS/azure-storage-php-adapter-laravel](https://github.com/Azure-OSS/azure-storage-php-adapter-laravel) with BIIGLE-specific modifications.
 
 ## Minimum Requirements
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@
 
 Install the package using composer:
 ```shell
-composer require azure-oss/storage-blob-laravel
+composer require biigle/laravel-azure-storage
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 69bdbc4..7d3f875 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "azure-oss/storage-blob-laravel",
+  "name": "biigle/laravel-azure-storage",
   "description": "Azure Storage Blob filesystem driver for Laravel",
   "type": "library",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     {
       "name": "Brecht Vermeersch",
       "email": "brechtvermeersch@outlook.be"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Martin Zurowietz",
+      "email": "m.zurowietz@uni-bielefeld.de"
     }
   ],
   "require": {
diff --git a/src/AzureStorageBlobAdapter.php b/src/AzureStorageBlobAdapter.php
index f3334e5..000c3c4 100644
--- a/src/AzureStorageBlobAdapter.php
+++ b/src/AzureStorageBlobAdapter.php
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 use AzureOss\FlysystemAzureBlobStorage\AzureBlobStorageAdapter;
 use AzureOss\Storage\Blob\BlobServiceClient;
+use AzureOss\Storage\Common\Auth\StorageSharedKeyCredential;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\FilesystemAdapter;
 use League\Flysystem\Config;
 use League\Flysystem\Filesystem;
+use League\Flysystem\UnableToGenerateTemporaryUrl;
 
 /**
  * @internal
@@ -15,14 +17,22 @@
  */
 final class AzureStorageBlobAdapter extends FilesystemAdapter
 {
+    /**
+     * Set to true to use the direct public URL instead of generating a temporary URL.
+     * If true, also acts as a fallback for new temporary URLs if no account credentials
+     * were provided.
+     */
+    public bool $useDirectPublicUrl;
+
     /**
      * @param  array{connection_string: string, container: string, prefix?: string, root?: string}  $config
      */
     public function __construct(array $config)
     {
+        $useDirectPublicUrl = $config['use_direct_public_url'] ?? false;
         $serviceClient = BlobServiceClient::fromConnectionString($config['connection_string']);
         $containerClient = $serviceClient->getContainerClient($config['container']);
-        $adapter = new AzureBlobStorageAdapter($containerClient, $config['prefix'] ?? $config['root'] ?? '');
+        $adapter = new AzureBlobStorageAdapter($containerClient, $config['prefix'] ?? $config['root'] ?? '', useDirectPublicUrl: $useDirectPublicUrl);
 
         parent::__construct(
             new Filesystem($adapter, $config),
@@ -43,7 +53,7 @@ public function url($path)
      */
     public function providesTemporaryUrls()
     {
-        return true;
+        return $this->adapter->containerClient->sharedKeyCredentials instanceof StorageSharedKeyCredential || $this->useDirectPublicUrl;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,11 +66,19 @@ public function providesTemporaryUrls()
     /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
     public function temporaryUrl($path, $expiration, array $options = [])
     {
-        return $this->adapter->temporaryUrl(
-            $path,
-            $expiration,
-            new Config(array_merge(['permissions' => 'r'], $options))
-        );
+        try {
+            return $this->adapter->temporaryUrl(
+                $path,
+                $expiration,
+                new Config(array_merge(['permissions' => 'r'], $options))
+            );
+        } catch (UnableToGenerateTemporaryUrl $e) {
+            if ($this->useDirectPublicUrl) {
+                return $this->url($path);
+            } else {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**