diff --git a/Shorewall-core/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-core/uninstall.sh
index 3c45cd296..6fc6af188 100755
--- a/Shorewall-core/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-core/uninstall.sh
@@ -60,12 +60,22 @@ remove_file() # $1 = file to restore
     fi
 }
 
-if [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
-    . ~/shorewallrc || exit 1
+if [ -f ./.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ./.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ~/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /root/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif - -f ${SHOREAWLLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc; then
+    . ${SHOREWALLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+else
+    SHAREDIR=/usr/share
 fi
 
-if [ -f /usr/share/shorewall/coreversion ]; then
-    INSTALLED_VERSION="$(cat /usr/share/shorewall/coreversion)"
+if [ -f ${SHAREDIR}/shorewall/coreversion ]; then
+    INSTALLED_VERSION="$(cat ${SHAREDIR}/shorewall/coreversion)"
     if [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" != "$VERSION" ]; then
 	echo "WARNING: Shorewall Core Version $INSTALLED_VERSION is installed"
 	echo "         and this is the $VERSION uninstaller."
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
index 42910f4e3..78ff5e754 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ remove_file() # $1 = file to restore
     fi
 }
 
-if [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
-    . ~/shorewallrc || exit 1
+if [ -f ./.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ./.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ~/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /root/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif - -f ${SHOREAWLLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc; then
+    . ${SHOREWALLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc || exit 1
 else
     [ -n "${LIBEXEC:=/usr/share}" ]
     [ -n "${PERLLIB:=/usr/share/shorewall}" ]
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
index be600bc5f..8454ce55c 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ remove_file() # $1 = file to restore
     fi
 }
 
-if [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
-    . ~/shorewallrc || exit 1
+if [ -f ./.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ./.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ~/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /root/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif - -f ${SHOREAWLLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc; then
+    . ${SHOREWALLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc || exit 1
 else
     [ -n "${LIBEXEC:=/usr/share}" ]
     [ -n "${PERLLIB:=/usr/share/shorewall}" ]
diff --git a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
index 86bcfbe9d..7f96d4a07 100755
--- a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ remove_file() # $1 = file to restore
     fi
 }
 
-if [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
-    . ~/shorewallrc || exit 1
+if [ -f ./.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ./.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ~/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /root/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif - -f ${SHOREAWLLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc; then
+    . ${SHOREWALLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc || exit 1
 else
     [ -n "${LIBEXEC:=/usr/share}" ]
     [ -n "${PERLLIB:=/usr/share/shorewall}" ]
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
index 2adb1f7a5..eda69b81c 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ remove_file() # $1 = file to restore
     fi
 }
 
-if [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
-    . ~/shorewallrc || exit 1
+if [ -f ./.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ./.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ~/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /root/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif - -f ${SHOREAWLLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc; then
+    . ${SHOREWALLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc || exit 1
 else
     [ -n "${LIBEXEC:=/usr/share}" ]
     [ -n "${PERLLIB:=/usr/share/shorewall}" ]
diff --git a/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
index 420fef336..6ebe23283 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ remove_file() # $1 = file to restore
     fi
 }
 
-if [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
-    . ~/shorewallrc || exit 1
+if [ -f ./.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ./.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -f ~/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . ~/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /root/.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif [ -r /.shorewallrc ]; then
+    . /root/.shorewallrc || exit 1
+elif - -f ${SHOREAWLLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc; then
+    . ${SHOREWALLRC_HOME}/.shorewallrc || exit 1
 else
     [ -n "${LIBEXEC:=/usr/share}" ]
     [ -n "${PERLLIB:=/usr/share/shorewall}" ]