diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index 17ed2d274..d0526f95f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 #	Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
-
 package Shorewall::Compiler;
 require Exporter;
 use Shorewall::Config qw(:DEFAULT :internal);
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm
index 704738dd1..7c9260ecf 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sub setup_proxy_arp() {
 
 	while ( read_a_line ) {
 
-	    my ( $address, $interface, $external, $haveroute, $persistent ) = split_line 3, 5, 'proxyarp file';
+	    my ( $address, $interface, $external, $haveroute, $persistent ) = split_line 3, 5, $file_opt;
 
 	    if ( $first_entry ) {
 		progress_message2 "$doing $fn...";