diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 9c651c9a9..ff9c8eab5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -1829,13 +1829,16 @@ sub pop_action_params( $ ) {
 }
 
 sub default_action_params {
-    my $val;
+    my $action = shift;
+    my ( $val, $i );
 
-    for ( my $i = 1; 1; $i++ ) {
+    for ( $i = 1; 1; $i++ ) {
 	last unless defined ( $val = shift );
 	my $curval = $actparms[$i];
 	$actparms[$i] =$val eq '-' ? '' : $val eq '--' ? '-' : $val unless supplied( $curval );
     }
+
+    fatal_error "Too Many arguments to action $action" if defined $actparms[$i];
 }
 
 sub get_action_params( $ ) {
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index 64ec15cfc..b7fed27e7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -1148,63 +1148,6 @@ sub map_old_actions( $ ) {
     }
 }
 
-#
-# Create and populate the passed AUDIT chain if it doesn't exist. Return chain name
-
-sub ensure_audit_chain( $;$$ ) {
-    my ( $target, $action, $tgt ) = @_;
-
-    push_comment( '' );
-
-    my $ref = $filter_table->{$target};
-
-    unless ( $ref ) {
-	$ref = new_chain 'filter', $target;
-
-	unless ( $action ) {
-	    $action = $target;
-	    $action =~ s/^A_//;
-	}
-
-	$tgt ||= $action;
-
-	if ( $config{FAKE_AUDIT} ) {
-	    add_rule( $ref, '-j AUDIT -m comment --comment "--type ' . lc $action . '"' );
-	} else {
-	    add_rule $ref, '-j AUDIT --type ' . lc $action;
-	}
-
-	
-	if ( $tgt eq 'REJECT' ) {
-	    add_jump $ref , 'reject', 1;
-	} else {
-	    add_jump $ref , $tgt, 0;
-	}
-    }
-
-    pop_comment;
-
-    return $target;
-}
-
-#
-# Return the appropriate target based on whether the second argument is 'audit'
-#
-
-sub require_audit($$;$) {
-    my ($action, $audit, $tgt ) = @_;
-
-    return $action unless supplied $audit;
-
-    my $target = 'A_' . $action;
-
-    fatal_error "Invalid parameter ($audit)" unless $audit eq 'audit';
-
-    require_capability 'AUDIT_TARGET', 'audit', 's';
-
-    return ensure_audit_chain $target, $action, $tgt;
-}   
-  
 #
 # The following small functions generate rules for the builtin actions of the same name
 #
@@ -1496,7 +1439,7 @@ sub process_action( $) {
 	    }
 
 	    if ( $target eq 'DEFAULTS' ) {
-		default_action_params( split_list $source, 'defaults' ), next if $format == 2;
+		default_action_params( $action, split_list $source, 'defaults' ), next if $format == 2;
 		fatal_error 'DEFAULTS only allowed in FORMAT-2 actions'; 
 	    }	      
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Drop b/Shorewall/action.Drop
index d91fe3cda..b887946d0 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Drop
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Drop
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ FORMAT 2
 BEGIN PERL
 use Shorewall::Config;
 
-my ( $p1, $p2, $p3 , $p4, $p5, $p6 ) = get_action_params( 6 );
-
-fatal_error "Too many parameters to Drop" if defined $p6;
+my ( $p1, $p2, $p3 , $p4, $p5 ) = get_action_params( 5 );
 
 if ( defined $p1 ) { 
     if ( $p1 eq 'audit' ) {
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Reject b/Shorewall/action.Reject
index 06c751add..d142ec1d7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Reject
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Reject
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ FORMAT 2
 BEGIN PERL
 use Shorewall::Config;
 
-my ( $p1, $p2, $p3 , $p4, $p5, $p6 ) = get_action_params( 6 );
-
-fatal_error "Too many parameters to Reject" if defined $p6;
+my ( $p1, $p2, $p3 , $p4, $p5 ) = get_action_params( 5 );
 
 if ( defined $p1 ) { 
     if ( $p1 eq 'audit' ) {
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index e2cdf6f7f..561df1c22 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.21 Final
 
 2) Make 'fallback' and 'balance' mutually exclusive.
 
+3) Generate error if too many parameters to a function with DEFAULT
+
+4) Prepare for more parameterized actions
+
+5) Fix parameter push/pop in process_action()
+
+6) Add comment push/pop in process_action()
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.21 RC 1
 
 1)  Fix empty parameter lists in _DEFAULT settings.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 6fde78a44..7bb93730d 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ VI.   PROBLEMS CORRECTED AND NEW FEATURES IN PRIOR RELEASES
     is the default value for the second parameter and so on. To specify
     an empty default, use '-'.
 
+    The DEFAULTS directive also determines the maximum number of
+    parameters that an action may have. If more parameters are passed
+    than have default values, an error message is issued.
+
 3)  Parameterized macros may now specify a default parameter value
     using the DEFAULT directive.
 
diff --git a/docs/Actions.xml b/docs/Actions.xml
index a7fadc37d..7a39071fc 100644
--- a/docs/Actions.xml
+++ b/docs/Actions.xml
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ REDIRECT       net     -       tcp     80      -       1.2.3.4</programlisting>
       first parameter, <replaceable>def2</replaceable> is the default value
       for the second parameter and so on. You can specify an empty default
       using '-' (e.g. DEFAULTS DROP,-,audit).</para>
+
+      <para>The DEFAULTS directive also determines the maximum number of
+      parameters that an action may have. If more parameters are passed than
+      have default values, an error message is issued. </para>
     </section>
 
     <section>