diff --git a/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf
index fb7907d14..dbd755ead 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ SHOREWALL_COMPILER=
 
 LOGFILE=/var/log/messages
 
+STARTUP_LOG=
+
+LOG_VERBOSITY=
+
 LOGFORMAT="Shorewall:%s:%s:"
 
 LOGTAGONLY=No