diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index c736bc6e0..9b5ae735d 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -4041,7 +4041,7 @@ shorewall_cli() {
     [ -n "${VARDIR:=/var/lib/$g_program}" ]
 
     if [ ! -f ${VARDIR}/firewall ]; then
-	[ -f ${VARDIR}/.restore ] && cp -f ${VARDIR}/.rstore ${VARDIR}/firewall
+	[ -f ${VARDIR}/.restore ] && cp -f ${VARDIR}/.restore ${VARDIR}/firewall
     fi
 
     g_firewall=${VARDIR}/firewall