diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index a77e99458..0863bc0d9 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ sub generate_script_2() {
 
     my $global_variables = have_global_variables;
 
+    push_indent;
+
     if ( $global_variables ) {
 	
-	push_indent;
-
 	emit( 'case $COMMAND in' );
 
 	push_indent;