diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh
index b218a6540..59c1559cc 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
-SRWL='/sbin/shorewall -l'
-SRWL_OPTS="-tvv"
+SRWL=/sbin/shorewall
+SRWL_OPTS="-ltvv"
 test -n ${INITLOG:=/var/log/shorewall-lite-init.log}
 
 [ "$INITLOG" = "/dev/null" ] && SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=1 || SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=0
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh
index 8ca807ca5..f40ae787a 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
-SRWL='/sbin/shorewall6-lite -6'
-SRWL_OPTS="-tvv"
+SRWL=/sbin/shorewall
+SRWL_OPTS="-6ltvv"
 test -n ${INITLOG:=/var/log/shorewall6-lite-init.log}
 
 [ "$INITLOG" = "/dev/null" ] && SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=1 || SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=0
diff --git a/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh
index a9c0a585f..2396dd6ab 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
-SRWL='/sbin/shorewall -6'
-SRWL_OPTS="-tvv"
+SRWL=/sbin/shorewall
+SRWL_OPTS="-6tvv"
 WAIT_FOR_IFUP=/usr/share/shorewall/wait4ifup
 test -n ${INITLOG:=/var/log/shorewall6-init.log}