diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6 b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
index 74b265bbe..2ad724998 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ else
 		status=0
 	    else
 		progress_message3 "Starting $PRODUCT...."
+		detect_configuration
 		define_firewall
 		status=$?
 		[ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" -a $status -eq 0 ] && touch $SUBSYSLOCK
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ else
 	stop)
 	    [ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 2
 	    progress_message3 "Stopping $PRODUCT...."
+	    detect_configuration
 	    stop_firewall
 	    status=0
 	    [ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ] && rm -f $SUBSYSLOCK
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ else
 		progress_message3 "Starting $PRODUCT...."
 	    fi
 
+	    detect_configuration
 	    define_firewall
 	    status=$?
 	    if [ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ]; then
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ else
 	    [ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 2
 	    if shorewall6_is_started; then
 		progress_message3 "Refreshing $PRODUCT...."
+		detect_configuration
 		define_firewall
 		status=$?
 		progress_message3 "done."
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ else
 	    ;;
 	restore)
 	    [ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 2
+	    detect_configuration
 	    define_firewall
 	    status=$?
 	    if [ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ]; then