diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
index eae37aec9..2712adb3f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 2
 	progress_message3 "Clearing $g_product...."
+	detect_configuration
 	clear_firewall
 	status=0
 	if [ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ]; then