diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 40bef0610..b14795a8b 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Changes in 3.4.0 Final
 
 3)  Fix restoration of ip range dynamic entries.
 
+4)  Fix exit status problem with 'restart'
+
 Changes in 3.4.0 RC 2
 
 1)  No longer include params file in compiled output.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index d21b87b46..75d887064 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.4.0 Final
     time that Shorewall was restarted, new connections from outside the
     firewall were totally blocked.
 
+3)  If a 'shorewall restart' command failed during the compile phase, 
+    /sbin/shorewall erroneously returned an exit status of 0.
+
 Other Changes in 3.4.0 Final
 
 1)  A warning is now issued when 'loose' and 'balance' are specified together
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index d08577a89..1579fca36 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ restart_command() {
 	$SHOREWALL_SHELL ${VARDIR}/.restart $debugging restart
 	rc=$?
     else
-	logger -p kern.err "ERROR:Shorewall restart failed"
 	rc=$?
+	logger -p kern.err "ERROR:Shorewall restart failed"
     fi
 
     [ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off