diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index 0d8a09a62..72c48320f 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ get_config() {
 
     g_hostname=$(hostname 2> /dev/null)
 
+    IP=$(mywhich ip 2> /dev/null)
+    if [ -z "$IP" ] ; then
+	echo "   ERROR: Can't find ip executable" >&2
+	exit 2
+    fi
+
+    IPSET=ipset
+    TC=tc
+
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index ae4efea1f..ee039ef5a 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ get_config() {
     else
 	IP6TABLES=$(mywhich ip6tables 2> /dev/null)
 	if [ -z "$IP6TABLES" ] ; then
-	    echo "   ERROR: Can't find iptables executable" >&2
+	    echo "   ERROR: Can't find ip6tables executable" >&2
 	    exit 2
 	fi
     fi
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ get_config() {
 
     g_hostname=$(hostname 2> /dev/null)
 
+    IP=$(mywhich ip 2> /dev/null)
+    if [ -z "$IP" ] ; then
+	echo "   ERROR: Can't find ip executable" >&2
+	exit 2
+    fi
+
+    IPSET=ipset
+    TC=tc
 }
 
 #