diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 50393a8e2..9147cb3e7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@ sub qt( $ ) {
 	print "SYS----> @_\n";
 	system( "@_ 2>&1" );
     } else {
-	system( "@_ > /dev/null 2>&1" ) == 0;
+	system( "@_ > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null" ) == 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 07f50a04a..6d9bb7682 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -1989,8 +1989,8 @@ EOF
 	emit <<'EOF';
     if [ -f ${VARDIR}/proxyarp ]; then
 	while read address interface external haveroute; do
-	    qt $IP -4 neigh del proxy $address dev $external
-	    [ -z "${haveroute}${g_noroutes}" ] && qt $IP -4 route del $address/32 dev $interface
+	    qtnoin $IP -4 neigh del proxy $address dev $external
+	    [ -z "${haveroute}${g_noroutes}" ] && qtnoin $IP -4 route del $address/32 dev $interface
 	    f=/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/$interface/proxy_arp
 	    [ -f $f ] && echo 0 > $f
 	done < ${VARDIR}/proxyarp
@@ -2003,8 +2003,8 @@ EOF
 	emit <<'EOF';
     if [ -f ${VARDIR}/proxyndp ]; then
 	while read address interface external haveroute; do
-	    qt $IP -6 neigh del proxy $address dev $external
-	    [ -z "${haveroute}${g_noroutes}" ] && qt $IP -6 route del $address/128 dev $interface
+	    qtnoin $IP -6 neigh del proxy $address dev $external
+	    [ -z "${haveroute}${g_noroutes}" ] && qtnoin $IP -6 route del $address/128 dev $interface
 	    f=/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/$interface/proxy_ndp
 	    [ -f $f ] && echo 0 > $f
 	done < ${VARDIR}/proxyndp
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
index 4c334d7fe..8e021ac02 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ get_interface_bcasts() # $1 = interface
 #
 del_ip_addr() # $1 = address, $2 = interface
 {
-    [ $(find_first_interface_address_if_any $2) = $1 ] || qt $IP addr del $1 dev $2
+    [ $(find_first_interface_address_if_any $2) = $1 ] || qtnoin $IP addr del $1 dev $2
 }
 
 # Add IP Aliases
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ conditionally_flush_conntrack() {
 delete_proxyarp() {
     if [ -f ${VARDIR}/proxyarp ]; then
 	while read address interface external haveroute; do
-	    qt $IP -4 neigh del proxy $address dev $external
-	    [ -z "${haveroute}${g_noroutes}" ] && qt $IP -4 route del $address/32 dev $interface
+	    qtnoin $IP -4 neigh del proxy $address dev $external
+	    [ -z "${haveroute}${g_noroutes}" ] && qtnoin $IP -4 route del $address/32 dev $interface
 	    f=/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/$interface/proxy_arp
 	    [ -f $f ] && echo 0 > $f
 	done < ${VARDIR}/proxyarp
diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.common b/Shorewall/lib.common
index 9f62c4b7b..50f034eb4 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.common
@@ -164,12 +164,21 @@ qt()
     "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+#
+# Suppress all output and input - mainly for preventing leaked file descriptors
+# to avoid SELinux denials
+#
+qtnoin()
+{
+    "$@" </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 qt1()
 {
     local status
 
     while [ 1 ]; do
-	"$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
+	"$@" </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
 	status=$?
 	[ $status -ne 4 ] && return $status
     done
@@ -179,7 +188,7 @@ qt1()
 # Determine if Shorewall is "running"
 #
 shorewall_is_started() {
-    qt $IPTABLES -L shorewall -n
+    qt1 $IPTABLES -L shorewall -n
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.common b/Shorewall6/lib.common
index 0b4022ce1..4aee7ff32 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.common
@@ -186,12 +186,21 @@ qt()
     "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+#
+# Suppress all output and input - mainly for preventing leaked file descriptors
+# to avoid SELinux denials
+#
+qtnoin()
+{
+    "$@" </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 qt1()
 {
     local status
 
     while [ 1 ]; do
-	"$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
+	"$@" </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
 	status=$?
 	[ $status -ne 4 ] && return $status
     done