diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index cd4ecc165..99c836149 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -730,9 +730,14 @@ show_nfacct() {
 }
 
 show_events() {
+    local file
+    local base
+
     if [ -f /proc/net/xt_recent/%CURRENTTIME ]; then
 	echo -127.0.0.1 > /proc/net/xt_recent/%CURRENTTIME
 	echo +127.0.0.1 > /proc/net/xt_recent/%CURRENTTIME
+	echo Current time: $(cat /proc/net/xt_recent/%CURRENTTIME | cut -d ' ' -f 5 -)
+	echo
     fi
 
     if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -747,9 +752,13 @@ show_events() {
 	done
     else
 	for file in /proc/net/xt_recent/*; do
-	    echo $(basename $file)
-	    cat $file
-	    echo
+	    base=$(basename $file)
+
+	    if [ $base != %CURRENTTIME ]; then
+		echo $(basename $file)
+		cat $file
+		echo
+	    fi
 	done
     fi
 }
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index 598377442..7d8b38a10 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -512,7 +512,9 @@ EOF
     emit(
 '    run_refreshed_exit',
 '    do_iptables -N shorewall' );
-    emit ( '    do_iptables -A shorewall -m recent --set --name \%CURRENTTIME' ) if have_capability 'RECENT_MATCH';
+
+    emit ( '    do_iptables -A shorewall -m recent --set --name %CURRENTTIME' ) if have_capability 'RECENT_MATCH';
+
     emit(
 "    set_state Started $config_dir",
 '    [ $0 = ${VARDIR}/firewall ] || cp -f $(my_pathname) ${VARDIR}/firewall',
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ EOF
     do_iptables -N shorewall
 EOF
 
-    emit ( '    do_iptables -A shorewall -m recent --set --name \%CURRENTTIME' ) if have_capability 'RECENT_MATCH';
+    emit ( '    do_iptables -A shorewall -m recent --set --name %CURRENTTIME' ) if have_capability 'RECENT_MATCH';
 
     emit<<"EOF";
     set_state Started $config_dir