diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.base b/Shorewall/lib.base
index 078dade14..91921b2d2 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.base
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.base
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ restore_default_route() {
 		default*)
 		    if [ -n "$default_route" ]; then
 			case "$default_route" in
-			    metric)
+			    *metric*)
 		                #
 		                # Don't restore a route with a metric -- we only replace the one with metric == 0
 		                #